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#must apply to be appointed as the guardian of a child under s. 51 of the ''Family Law Act''. | #must apply to be appointed as the guardian of a child under s. 51 of the ''Family Law Act''. | ||
Applications for appointment as guardian are difficult as the person who is making the application must provide a special kind of affidavit that talks about the children who are and have been in the person's care, any civil or criminal court proceedings that might impact on the safety of a child and any history of involvement with the Ministry for Children and Family Development | Applications for appointment as guardian are difficult as the person who is making the application must provide a special kind of affidavit that talks about the children who are and have been in the person's care, any civil or criminal court proceedings that might impact on the safety of a child, and any history of involvement with the Ministry for Children and Family Development. The person must also provide recent MCFD and police records checks. | ||
==Further Reading in this Chapter== | ==Further Reading in this Chapter== | ||