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	}}Divorce is the legal termination of a marriage by an order of the court. Without a divorce order, a couple will remain married to each other, no matter how long they've been separated from one another, until one of the spouses dies.		}}Divorce is the legal termination of a marriage by an order of the court. Without a divorce order, a couple will remain married to each other, no matter how long they've been separated from one another, until one of the spouses dies.

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	Here are some cases that show how tricky this can get.		Here are some cases that show how tricky this can get.

	<blockquote>In ''[~~http~~://canlii.ca/t/gg05v Kaur v Nagra]'', a 2015 decision from the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, the spouses emigrated to Canada while their child remained at home with his grandparents. When the spouses decided to divorce, the court refused the order because they failed to show what "reasonable arrangements" were in place for the support of their child, even though the child was living with neither of them.</blockquote>		<blockquote>In ''[https://canlii.ca/t/gg05v Kaur v Nagra]'', a 2015 decision from the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, the spouses emigrated to Canada while their child remained at home with his grandparents. When the spouses decided to divorce, the court refused the order because they failed to show what "reasonable arrangements" were in place for the support of their child, even though the child was living with neither of them.</blockquote>

	<blockquote>In ''[~~http~~://canlii.ca/t/g0mt9 Kendo v Kendo]'', a 2013 decision of the Northwest Territories Supreme Court, the court refused to make a divorce order without proof that the spouses had resolved the issue of child support.</blockquote>		<blockquote>In ''[https://canlii.ca/t/g0mt9 Kendo v Kendo]'', a 2013 decision of the Northwest Territories Supreme Court, the court refused to make a divorce order without proof that the spouses had resolved the issue of child support.</blockquote>

	<blockquote>In ''[~~http~~://canlii.ca/t/g36tp Holzbauer v Holzbauer]'', a 2014 decision from the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, the court refused to make a divorce order where the parties were relying on an 11-year-old child support order to prove that reasonable arrangements had been made.</blockquote>		<blockquote>In ''[https://canlii.ca/t/g36tp Holzbauer v Holzbauer]'', a 2014 decision from the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, the court refused to make a divorce order where the parties were relying on an 11-year-old child support order to prove that reasonable arrangements had been made.</blockquote>

	<blockquote>In ''[~~http~~://canlii.ca/t/g22wn Walsh v Binet]'', a 2013 decision from the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, a spouse tried to get a divorce along with an order that the other spouse would not be required to pay child support. The court refused both orders as it had no information about the other spouse's income.</blockquote>		<blockquote>In ''[https://canlii.ca/t/g22wn Walsh v Binet]'', a 2013 decision from the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, a spouse tried to get a divorce along with an order that the other spouse would not be required to pay child support. The court refused both orders as it had no information about the other spouse's income.</blockquote>

	==The divorce order==		==The divorce order==
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	*[https://justice.gov.bc.ca/divorce Ministry of Attorney General's Online Divorce Assistant]		*[https://justice.gov.bc.ca/divorce Ministry of Attorney General's Online Divorce Assistant]

	*[https://www.bccourts.ca/supreme_court/ Supreme Court of British Columbia website]		*[https://www.bccourts.ca/supreme_court/ Supreme Court of British Columbia website]
	*[https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/ Provincial Court of British Columbia website]		*[https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/ Provincial Court of British Columbia website]
	*[https://bc.familieschange.ca/en Families Change] website from the Justice Education Society of BC and BC Ministry of Attorney General		*[https://bc.familieschange.ca/en Families Change] website from the Justice Education Society of BC and BC Ministry of Attorney General
	*[https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/divorce/family-justice/who-can-help Support and Resources for Dealing with Separation and Divorce] website from the BC Ministry of Attorney General		*[https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/divorce/family-justice/who-can-help Support and Resources for Dealing with Separation and Divorce] website from the BC Ministry of Attorney General
	*[https://~~divorceoptions~~.ca/ ~~DivorceOptions.ca]~~		*[https://everyonelegal.ca/services-for-everyone/family Everyone Legal Clinic]
	*[https://untietheknot.ca/ Untie the Knot Divorce Service]
	*[https://www.divorcecanada.ca/ ~~Canadian Divorce Online~~]

	===Resources===		===Resources===

	*[https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/separation-divorce/getting-a-divorce Legal Aid BC's Family Law website's information page "Getting a divorce"]		*[https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/separation-divorce/getting-a-divorce Legal Aid BC's Family Law website's information page "Getting a divorce"]
	*[https://~~www~~.~~clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~1058 "~~Living Together or Living Apart~~: Common-Law Relationships, Marriage, Separation, and Divorce"~~] ~~from Legal Aid BC~~		*[https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/resources/living-together-or-living-apart ''Living Together or Living Apart'']
	*[https://www.~~clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~4340~~ Divorce Fact Sheet] ~~website~~ from the Department of Justice		*[https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/fact4-fiches4.html Divorce Fact Sheet] from the Department of Justice
	*[https://~~www~~.~~clicklaw.bc~~.ca/~~resource~~/~~1126~~ Separation and Separation Agreements] from Dial-a-Law by the People's Law School		*[https://dialalaw.peopleslawschool.ca/separation-agreements/ Separation and Separation Agreements] from Dial-a-Law by the People's Law School
	*[https://~~www.clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~1127~~ Deciding Who Will Move Out When You Separate] from Dial-a-Law by the People's Law School		*[https://dialalaw.peopleslawschool.ca/separation-deciding-who-will-move-out/ Deciding Who Will Move Out When You Separate] from Dial-a-Law by the People's Law School
	*[https://~~www~~.~~clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~4126 "~~Coping with Separation Handbook"] from Legal Aid BC		*[https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/resources/coping-separation-handbook ''Coping with Separation Handbook''] from Legal Aid BC
	*[https://~~www~~.~~clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~4282 MyLaw BC Make a Separation Plan Pathway] from Legal Aid BC~~		* [https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/separation-divorce/going-through-separation Going Through Separation] from Legal Aid BC
	*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4139 Parent Guide to Separation and Divorce] from the Justice Education Society of BC		*[https://bit.ly/3AoGrfy "Ending Relationships" video] from John-Paul Boyd, KC
	*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4242 "Legal Health Checks: Breaking Up - ~~Without Court"] from the Canadian Bar Association~~
	*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4648 Going Through Separation] from Legal Aid BC
	*[https://~~www.clicklaw.bc~~.~~ca/resource~~/~~4760~~ "Ending Relationships" video] from John-Paul Boyd, QC

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	====Free services====		====Free services====

	[~~http~~://accessprobono.ca/ Access Pro Bono] offers free meetings with ~~lawyers~~ who can <span class="noglossary">review</span> your forms with you before you file them in court. Although the lawyers available through this program are not likely to prepare your documents, they ~~will~~ give them a check to make sure that the registry will accept them.		The BC Ministry of Attorney General has an [https://justice.gov.bc.ca/divorce online do-it-yourself joint divorce application] process, called the Online Divorce Assistant. This process can only be used when all orders being sought are by consent, which is also known as an ''uncontested divorce''.

			For a little more help, [https://accessprobono.ca/ Access Pro Bono] offers free meetings to those who qualify based on household income (households with 1-3 people earning less than $60,000 in total income, or with 4 or more people earning less than $84,000 in total income may qualify). You may be able to meet with a lawyer who can <span class="noglossary">review</span> your forms with you before you file them in court. Although the lawyers available through this program are not likely to prepare your documents, they may give them a check to make sure that the registry will accept them. Access Pro Bono also operates the Everyone Legal Clinic, which is not free, but assures much more affordability. The clinic advertises ''uncontested divorces'' as [https://everyonelegal.ca/services-for-everyone/family one of their services].

	The [http://www.cle.bc.ca/ British Columbia Continuing Legal Education Society] has published an excellent guide to the desk order divorce process called ''Desk Order Divorce—An Annotated Guide'', which has samples of the different clauses you may need to complete your court forms. This book is available at your local courthouse library.		The [http://www.cle.bc.ca/ British Columbia Continuing Legal Education Society] has published an excellent guide to the desk order divorce process called ''Desk Order Divorce—An Annotated Guide'', which has samples of the different clauses you may need to complete your court forms. This book is available at your local courthouse library.

	[https://~~clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~4647~~ Legal Aid BC] also has an excellent online step-by-step guide to the divorce process.		[https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/separation-divorce/getting-a-divorce Legal Aid BC] also has an excellent online step-by-step guide to the divorce process.

	The BC Ministry of Attorney General has an [https://justice.gov.bc.ca/divorce online do-it-yourself joint divorce application] process, called the Online Divorce Assistant. This process can only be used when all orders being sought are by consent.

	====Services that are not free====		====Services that are not free====
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	You're usually best off if you hire a lawyer to handle your divorce for you, as a lawyer will be familiar with the nuances and complications of the desk order divorce process and can give you expert advice about the short- and long-term advantages and disadvantages of the arrangement you've worked out with your spouse. This can be critical where the terms or circumstances of your divorce are unusual or complicated.		You're usually best off if you hire a lawyer to handle your divorce for you, as a lawyer will be familiar with the nuances and complications of the desk order divorce process and can give you expert advice about the short- and long-term advantages and disadvantages of the arrangement you've worked out with your spouse. This can be critical where the terms or circumstances of your divorce are unusual or complicated.

	Lawyers, however, come at a cost. You should expect that you will be charged fees of anywhere between $1,~~000~~ and $2,500 for your divorce, plus the lawyer's out-of-pocket expenses for things like court fees and photocopying.		Lawyers, however, come at a cost. You should expect that you will be charged fees of anywhere between $1,500 and $3,500 for your divorce, plus the lawyer's out-of-pocket expenses for things like court fees and photocopying.

	~~There are also a number of commercial services available online that will prepare the necessary documents for you, likely at a rate lower than what a lawyer would charge, including these businesses:~~

	*[http://www.~~divorceoptions~~.~~ca www.divorceoptions.ca]~~		There are also a number of commercial services available online that will prepare the necessary documents for you, likely at a rate lower than what a lawyer would charge. Mentioned above, the Everyone Legal Clinic is worth looking into since it is associated with a trustworthy organization (Access Pro Bono), and offers limited services (such as uncontested divorces) to anyone at an affordable rate.
	*[http://www.untietheknot.ca www.untietheknot.ca]
	*[http://www.britishcolumbiadivorce.ca www.britishcolumbiadivorce.ca]

	~~If I understand things correctly, untietheknot.ca~~ will also file your documents in court for you. A Google search for the phrase "desk order divorce BC" should provide you with a few other options, but whatever you do, make sure you're using a service that offers the forms required for a divorce in British Columbia!		Many online providers will also file your documents in court for you. A Google search for the phrase "desk order divorce BC" should provide you with a few other options, but whatever you do, make sure you're using a service that offers the forms required for a divorce in British Columbia!

	===What happens if a response or counterclaim is filed?===		===What happens if a response or counterclaim is filed?===
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	*[https://www.bccourts.ca/supreme_court/ Supreme Court of British Columbia website]		*[https://www.bccourts.ca/supreme_court/ Supreme Court of British Columbia website]
	*[https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/ Provincial Court of British Columbia website]		*[https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/ Provincial Court of British Columbia website]
	*[https://~~www~~.familieschange.ca/ Families Change] website from the Justice Education Society of BC and BC Ministry of Attorney General		*[https://bc.familieschange.ca/en Families Change] website from the Justice Education Society of BC and BC Ministry of Attorney General
	*[https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/divorce/family-justice/who-can-help Support and Resources for Dealing with Separation and Divorce] website from the BC Ministry of Attorney General		*[https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/divorce/family-justice/who-can-help Support and Resources for Dealing with Separation and Divorce] website from the BC Ministry of Attorney General
	*[https://divorceoptions.ca/ DivorceOptions.ca]		*[https://divorceoptions.ca/ DivorceOptions.ca]
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	===Resources===		===Resources===

	*[https://~~www~~.~~clicklaw~~.bc.ca/~~resource~~/~~4647~~ Legal Aid BC's Family Law website's information page "Getting a divorce"]		*[https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/separation-divorce/getting-a-divorce Legal Aid BC's Family Law website's information page "Getting a divorce"]
	*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 "Living Together or Living Apart: Common-Law Relationships, Marriage, Separation, and Divorce"] from Legal Aid BC		*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 "Living Together or Living Apart: Common-Law Relationships, Marriage, Separation, and Divorce"] from Legal Aid BC
	*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4340 Divorce Fact Sheet] website from the Department of Justice		*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4340 Divorce Fact Sheet] website from the Department of Justice

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	The [http://www.cle.bc.ca/ British Columbia Continuing Legal Education Society] has published an excellent guide to the desk order divorce process called ''Desk Order Divorce—An Annotated Guide'', which has samples of the different clauses you may need to complete your court forms. This book is available at your local courthouse library.		The [http://www.cle.bc.ca/ British Columbia Continuing Legal Education Society] has published an excellent guide to the desk order divorce process called ''Desk Order Divorce—An Annotated Guide'', which has samples of the different clauses you may need to complete your court forms. This book is available at your local courthouse library.

	~~The~~ [https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4647 Legal ~~Services Society of~~ BC] also has an excellent online step-by-step guide to the divorce process.		[https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4647 Legal Aid BC] also has an excellent online step-by-step guide to the divorce process.

	The BC Ministry of Attorney General has an [https://justice.gov.bc.ca/divorce online do-it-yourself joint divorce application] process, called the Online Divorce Assistant. This process can only be used when all orders being sought are by consent.		The BC Ministry of Attorney General has an [https://justice.gov.bc.ca/divorce online do-it-yourself joint divorce application] process, called the Online Divorce Assistant. This process can only be used when all orders being sought are by consent.

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	The [https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4647 Legal Services Society of BC] also has an excellent online step-by-step guide to the divorce process.		The [https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4647 Legal Services Society of BC] also has an excellent online step-by-step guide to the divorce process.

	The BC Ministry of Attorney General has an [https://justice.gov.bc.ca/divorce online do-it-yourself joint divorce application] process. This process can only be used when all orders being sought are by consent ~~and neither party has any dependent children~~.		The BC Ministry of Attorney General has an [https://justice.gov.bc.ca/divorce online do-it-yourself joint divorce application] process, called the Online Divorce Assistant. This process can only be used when all orders being sought are by consent.

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	The [https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4647 Legal Services Society of BC] also has an excellent online step-by-step guide to the divorce process.		The [https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4647 Legal Services Society of BC] also has an excellent online step-by-step guide to the divorce process.

	The BC Ministry of ~~Justice~~ has an online do-it-yourself joint divorce application process. This process can only be used when all orders being sought are by consent and neither party has any dependent children~~. See: https://justice.gov.bc.ca/divorce~~.		The BC Ministry of Attorney General has an [https://justice.gov.bc.ca/divorce online do-it-yourself joint divorce application] process. This process can only be used when all orders being sought are by consent and neither party has any dependent children.

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	===Links===		===Links===

	*~~Legal Services Society~~'s ~~Family Law website's information page "~~[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4647 Getting a divorce]"		*[https://justice.gov.bc.ca/divorce Ministry of Attorney General's Online Divorce Assistant]
			*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4647 Legal Services Society's Family Law website's information page "Getting a divorce"]

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	==The grounds for divorce==		==The grounds for divorce==

	Under the federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' there is really only one reason why you can apply for a divorce order, ''marriage breakdown''. Under s. 8 of the act, there are three reasons why marriage breakdown may have occurred:		Under the federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' there is really only one reason why you can apply for a divorce order, ''marriage breakdown''. Under section 8 of the act, there are three reasons why marriage breakdown may have occurred:

	#the intentional separation of the spouses for at least one year,		#the intentional separation of the spouses for at least one year,
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	===Child support===		===Child support===

	The court is required, under s. 11(1)(b) of the ''Divorce Act'', to satisfy itself that "reasonable arrangements" have been made for the support of the children before it can grant an order for divorce. As you might expect, a ''reasonable arrangement'' usually means that child support is being paid according to the [[Child Support Guidelines]]. If you have children, you will have to prove that the children are being provided for as the Guidelines require before you can get a divorce. Remember that under the Guidelines, the table amount of child support payable for incomes of less than $10,800 per year is zero.		The court is required, under section 11(1)(b) of the ''Divorce Act'', to satisfy itself that "reasonable arrangements" have been made for the support of the children before it can grant an order for divorce. As you might expect, a ''reasonable arrangement'' usually means that child support is being paid according to the [[Child Support Guidelines]]. If you have children, you will have to prove that the children are being provided for as the Guidelines require before you can get a divorce. Remember that under the Guidelines, the table amount of child support payable for incomes of less than $10,800 per year is zero.

	The only possible exception to this rule would be if the parent to whom child support is payable cannot be found, and the child support payments therefore cannot be paid. In such circumstances the court may make a divorce order that doesn't refer to child support, or it may make an order that merely refers to the payor's obligation to pay child support without fixing an amount payable.		The only possible exception to this rule would be if the parent to whom child support is payable cannot be found, and the child support payments therefore cannot be paid. In such circumstances the court may make a divorce order that doesn't refer to child support, or it may make an order that merely refers to the payor's obligation to pay child support without fixing an amount payable.

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	The [http://www.cle.bc.ca/ British Columbia Continuing Legal Education Society] has published an excellent guide to the desk order divorce process called ''Desk Order Divorce—An Annotated Guide'', which has samples of the different clauses you may need to complete your court forms. This book is available at your local courthouse library.		The [http://www.cle.bc.ca/ British Columbia Continuing Legal Education Society] has published an excellent guide to the desk order divorce process called ''Desk Order Divorce—An Annotated Guide'', which has samples of the different clauses you may need to complete your court forms. This book is available at your local courthouse library.

	The [~~http~~://~~familylaw.lss~~.bc.ca/~~separation-divorce~~/~~getting-divorce~~ Legal Services Society of BC] also has an excellent online step-by-step guide to the divorce process.		The [https://clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4647 Legal Services Society of BC] also has an excellent online step-by-step guide to the divorce process.

	The BC Ministry of Justice has an online do-it-yourself joint divorce application process. This process can only be used when all orders being sought are by consent and neither party has any dependent children. See: https://justice.gov.bc.ca/divorce.		The BC Ministry of Justice has an online do-it-yourself joint divorce application process. This process can only be used when all orders being sought are by consent and neither party has any dependent children. See: https://justice.gov.bc.ca/divorce.

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	*The sole application process takes a little longer because the claimant has to serve the respondent with the Notice of Family Claim and wait 40 days before proceeding. In a joint application, service is not necessary and you can apply for the divorce order right away.		*The sole application process takes a little longer because the claimant has to serve the respondent with the Notice of Family Claim and wait 40 days before proceeding. In a joint application, service is not necessary and you can apply for the divorce order right away.
	*In a sole application, the spouses are called the claimant and respondent. In a joint application, the spouses are called claimant 1 and claimant 2.		*In a sole application, the spouses are called the claimant and respondent. In a joint application, the spouses are called claimant 1 and claimant 2.
	*In a joint application, both spouses must sign the Notice of Joint Family Claim, and both must complete an affidavit for the application for the divorce order.		*In a joint application, both spouses must sign the Notice of Joint Family Claim in Form F1, and both must complete an affidavit for the application for the divorce order.

	===The sole divorce application===		===The sole divorce application===
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	'''Step One'''		'''Step One'''

	<blockquote>Prepare your Notice of Family Claim. Make three copies of the original.</blockquote>		<blockquote>Prepare your Notice of Family Claim in Form F3. Make three copies of the original.</blockquote>

	'''Step Two'''		'''Step Two'''
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	* ''[https://canlii.ca/t/8q3k Family Law Act]''		* ''[https://canlii.ca/t/8q3k Family Law Act]''
	* ''[https://canlii.ca/t/551f9 Divorce Act]''		* ''[https://canlii.ca/t/551f9 Divorce Act]''
	* [~~http~~://canlii.ca/t/8mcr Supreme Court Family Rules]		* [https://canlii.ca/t/8mcr Supreme Court Family Rules]
	* [~~http~~://canlii.ca/t/80mh Child Support Guidelines]		* [https://canlii.ca/t/80mh Child Support Guidelines]

	===Links===		===Links===
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	===Resources===		===Resources===

	*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4647 Legal ~~Services Society~~'s Family Law website's information page "Getting a divorce"]		*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4647 Legal Aid BC's Family Law website's information page "Getting a divorce"]
	*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 "Living Together or Living Apart: Common-Law Relationships, Marriage, Separation, and Divorce"] from Legal Aid BC		*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 "Living Together or Living Apart: Common-Law Relationships, Marriage, Separation, and Divorce"] from Legal Aid BC
	*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4340 Divorce Fact Sheet] website from the Department of Justice		*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4340 Divorce Fact Sheet] website from the Department of Justice
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	*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4760 "Ending Relationships" video] from John-Paul Boyd, QC		*[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4760 "Ending Relationships" video] from John-Paul Boyd, QC

	{{REVIEWED \| reviewer = [[JP Boyd]], 26 March ~~2020~~}}		{{REVIEWED \| reviewer = [[JP Boyd]], 26 March 2023}}

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