Domicile

In general, a person’s domicile is the place they consider their home. It is the permanent place of abode to which a person intends to return, whenever they are away. A person’s permanent place of abode may include, but is not limited to, a house, condominium, apartment, room in a house, or mobile home.

Various factors may be considered in determining domicile and a person’s domicile is demonstrated by objective evidence. No one factor is determinative and not all factors may be relevant or equally weighted. Evidence of domicile may include:

state tax return filed as a resident of that state;

driver’s license;

motor vehicle registration;

voter registration;

residency of spouse and dependents;

ownership and occupation of real property; and

residency status for the purpose of college tuition.

Once a person’s domicile is established in a state, it will continue to be the person’s domicile until the person establishes domicile in another state. A person who is domiciled in a state remains a domiciliary of that state even if the person temporarily resides outside that state.