Domicile

Question 1

How many domiciles may a person have at one time?

Answer 1

A person may have only one domicile, the acquisition of a new domicile extinguishes a former domicile

Question 2

How is the domicile of a minor determined?

Answer 2

A minor’s domicile is the same as the domicile of the minor’s parents.

Question 3

How is the domicile of a minor determined if the minor’s parents are divorced?

Answer 3

If a minor’s parents are divorced or sperated, the minor’s domicile is that of the parent with whom the minor lives

Question 4

How is the domicile of incompetents determined?

Answer 4

Persons judged incompetent retain the domicile they had prior to their insanity or incompetence

Question 5

What are the requirements for determination of domicile?

Answer 5

1. the person’s physical present in a state
2. person’s intent to remain indefinitely

Question 6

What must a person asserting a change in domicile prove?

Answer 6

1. a change in residence to a new state
2. an intent to make this new state their permanent residence

Question 7

What are factors proving intent to make a new state a permanent residence?

Answer 7

Factors to prove intent include:
1. owning real estate
2. voting
3. paying taxes to the state or town
4. having an in-state bank account
5. registering an automobile in the state

Question 8

Can married spouses have separate domiciles?

Answer 8

Yes.