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The place where a person has his/her permanent principal home to which he/she returns or intends to return. this becomes significant in determining in what state a probate of a dead person’s estate is filed, what state can assess income or inheritance taxes, where a party can begin divorce proceedings, or whether there is “diversity of citizenship” between two parties which may give federal courts jurisdiction over a lawsuit. where a person has several “residences” it may be a matter of proof as to which is the state of domicile. a business has its domicile in the state where its headquarters is located.
