Minick v. Minick’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 62 state decisions

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1. ““The general rule is that the domicile of the wife is that of the husband, and it has been held in a number of jurisdictions that the operation of this rule ordinarily is not affected by the fact that the wife is living apart from her husband in the absence of a judicial decree of separation or divorce, and that a wife who has left her husband and is living apart from him without just cause can acquire no separate domicile of her own prior to divorce, at least not in the absence of exceptional circumstances. 19 C. J. 414-416; 9 R. C. L. 543-546. * * *””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. MacQueen v. MacQueen

2. “[Domicile] is of more extensive signification and includes, beyond mere physical presence at the particular locality, positive or presumptive proof of an intention to constitute it a permanent abiding place. “Residence” is of a more temporary character than “domicile.” “Residence” simply indicates the place of abode, whether permanent or temporary; “domicile” denotes a fixed, permanent residence, to which, when absent, one has the intention of returning.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re DeFelice

3. “* * * This thought is illustrated by the present case. Technically, the domicile of the defendant wife continued to be, in the eye of the law, that of the husband, but her residence, within the meaning of the constructive service statute, might well have been at some other place, as alleged in the bill. * * *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 123 So. 2d 382 - Brown v. Brown