Use the current official form: This guide explains the role of Form F54 under Rule 15-1(1)(d.1), (2)–(2.3); Family Law Act s.183. Always check the current Rules and official form before filing, serving or relying on a deadline.
What Form F54 is for
The prescribed Supreme Court order form when the court makes a Family Law Act protection order under section 183.
Key points
- F54 records the protection order; it is not itself the application asking for protection.
- The order must contain only the protection-related terms the court makes under the governing law.
- After a protection order is made, Rule 15-1(2.1)–(2.2) governs transmission to the Protection Order Registry, copies and service; Rule 15-1(2.3) addresses changes to an existing protection order.
Practical steps
- Use the correct procedural application route for the protection order request.
- Prepare a draft F54 if the registry/court requires one.
- Make sure names, prohibited conduct, locations and expiry terms match the court’s order exactly.
- Follow the Rule 15-1(2.1)–(2.2) service and Protection Order Registry steps after the order is made.
Common mistakes
- Using F54 to seek unrelated parenting/property relief.
- Treating the draft order as proof the order was granted.
- Failing to distinguish F54 from F54.1, which records termination.
Related guides
Protection orders · F54.1 termination order · All BC Supreme Court family forms