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Paul and Kris scharoun-deforge were the longest married couple with Down syndrome[2][3], they were married from 1993 to 2019[4], the couple met in 1988 at a dance for the disabled[5][6],they dated until 1994. Due to their intellectual challenges, they had to prove to New York their sexual knowledge[7][8] in order to be able to wed.
Paul Deforge was born in 1963[9] he died on March 28 2019 from dementia[10][11][12][13], when he was born, his parents were told to put him in a nursing home, a common practice for people with Down Syndrome[7], his parents refused. Kris was born
Kris proposed to Paul in 1993[14]
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((cite news)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "This couple may have had one of longest marriages of any pair with Down syndrome. And possibly one of the happiest". Washington Post. 2019-04-30. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "This couple may have had one of longest marriages of any pair with Down syndrome. And possibly one of the happiest". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Months after couple with Down syndrome celebrates 25th anniversary, husband dies". TODAY.com. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ https://d37iubyd5rd5b.cloudfront.net/users/721aaf2c-9d56-42e3-9279-6aed1c648166/uploads/349ca6b1edd26560e50efe236820374b. "Wife in 'world's longest Down syndrome marriage' shares tales of unconditional love as husband dies after 26 years of wedded bliss". MEAWW. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
((cite web)): External link in|last= - ^ Thompson, Stephen (2022-03-23). "Сouple Live an Incredible Love Story for 26 Years despite Critics Resisting Their Marriage". news.amomama.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ a b McCloskey, Jimmy (2019-04-30). "Husband in 'World's longest Down's syndrome marriage' dies after 25 years". Metro. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ Gormly, Kellie B. (2019-05-01). "Husband in Down Syndrome couple that fought courts to be married, dies". Stuff. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Paul Jeffrey DeForge (1963-2019) - Find a Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ Balsam, Joel (2020-12-23). "Couple With Down Syndrome Defies Expectations By Celebrating 25th Anniversary". Goalcast. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Paul Scharoun-DeForge Obituary (2019) - Liverpool, NY - Syracuse Post Standard". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ "'World's longest Down's syndrome marriage' ends after 25 years after husband dies". Goodfullness. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ Mann, Tanveer (2019-05-01). "Husband in longest ever marriage between people with Down's syndrome dies at 56". mirror. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "How a couple with Down syndrome proved critics wrong - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ "Husband, Half of Couple With Down Syndrome Married 25 Years, Dies". Inside Edition. May 3, 2019.
- ^ "Husband in one of the longest marriages ever between people with Down syndrome dies at 56". New York Daily News. May 1, 2019.
- ^ "Widow with Down syndrome shows the power of love after husband's death - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. August 16, 2019.