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Finally: Deaf couple gets their marriage license after suing

Yusela Machado Silvente and Joel Alfaro discuss their frustration in trying to get married.
Raymon Troncoso
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WJCT News
Yusela Machado Silvente and Joel Alfaro discuss their frustration in trying to get married.

A deaf Jacksonville couple now has the paperwork they need to get married, a week after suing over the court clerk's refusal to give them a marriage license.

The couple sued after the Duval County Clerk of Courts Office refused to process their marriage license until they provided a sign language interpreter.

That means Friday wedding bells for Joel Alfaro and Yusela Machado Silvente after a year of battling the clerk's office.

Read the rest of this story at WJCT News partner The Florida Times-Union.

Dan Scanlan - Florida Times-Union