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49-year marriage found not to be official


WILMORE, Pa. A Pennsylvania couple who married nearly 49 years ago said they discovered their wedding was never made official under the law.

Frank and Betty Skrout, who married Oct. 6, 1960, at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Wilmore, said they discovered recently while hunting down documents needed for Betty Skrout's pension plan that Rev. James Feehley failed to file the "return of marriage" document at the Cambria County Register of Wills/Clerk of Orphans Court, The (Johnsontown, Pa.) Tribune Democrat reported Monday.

"All these years we've been living in sin," Frank Skrout joked.

Patty Sharbaugh, the Cambria County official in charge of the records, said she would file the document and backdate it to the couple's wedding date if it can be located.

"If the priest is still around or if they can locate those church records, we'll complete them," she said.

Officials with the Altoona-Johnstown Catholic Diocese said they are searching for the documents to finally make the marriage official

hehe, I guess common-law-marriage isn't allowed in Pennsylvania? But it happens.

How sad that must be.........:( they must surely wanna ;(

Some couples renew their wows on their 50th anniversary perhaps they can do it to make it official.

being marriage this days rally means squat. if you live with a women 6 months you are technically married. if she leaves you after 6 months she can take half of your stuff.
i know cause ive had it happen, lol
that little piece of paper only means your marriage truly in the eyes of god.
hell i been with the same women going on 19yrs this nov, hell if she leaves she can take it all so then there is less for me to move and slug. lol

being marriage this days rally means squat. if you live with a women 6 months you are technically married. if she leaves you after 6 months she can take half of your stuff.
i know cause ive had it happen, lol
that little piece of paper only means your marriage truly in the eyes of god.
hell i been with the same women going on 19yrs this nov, hell if she leaves she can take it all so then there is less for me to move and slug. lolknow the feeling been there and done it and have been with the same woman 16 year and every time i have to sign a legal document my laywers reming me about the 50% .lol

when you get married she gets half.......then when the divorce comes around she gets half of your half lol

InWhich Means Maybe Ur Left Only With Ur tidy Whites

What a bunch of hooey!
If you think you are married by law whats the diff?
Better to spend the time celebrating!!
Have fun I say, married or not!!!:thmbup::thmbup::thmbup::thmbup:

Hey mapleleaf, better to spend time watching how the Leafers do this year!!!:thmbup:

Wow this only happen's to happily Married couple's .

What a bunch of hooey!
If you think you are married by law whats the diff?
Better to spend the time celebrating!!
Have fun I say, married or not!!!:thmbup::thmbup::thmbup::thmbup:

That's the spirit. Be with who you love. Many thumbs up:thmbup::thmbup::thmbup:

Wow this only happen's to happily Married couple's .

you really ment to say "Wow this only happen's to happily not so Married couple's " i believe, lol

thid would'nt ever happen to a couple who hated each other because that is the way life is .

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