The distance between Philadelphia and Reading in a straight line is 50 miles or 80.45 Kilometers. Driving Directions & Drive Times from Philadelphia to Reading can be found further down the page. Driving distances, maps and journey times are currently provided by Google mapping systems.
You might want to start with the county courthouse in your current state/county of residence. Common law marriage is not recognized in New Jersey. It is only recognized in 10 states: Alabama, Colorado, Kansas, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas. The only exception is if you entered into a common law marriage, and it was validated, within one of those 10 states.
Not all state statutes expressly allow for common law marriages. In some states case law recognizes common law marriages, including Alabama and Rhode Island. Oklahoma's statute requires couples to get a marriage license; however case law has upheld common law marriages in the state.