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.
For the full text of the law abolishing common-law marriage in New Jersey, see N.J.S.A. 37:1-10. To be considered âmarriedâ in New Jersey, a couple has to obtain a valid marriage license and have a ceremony performed by an authorized person, society, institution, or organization to solemnize the marriage.reviously, in many states including New Jersey, âcommon-law marriageâ was considered to be the legal equivalent to marriage, with all the same legal rights and obligations that applied to officially married couples.