The federal law requires both spouses to claim the same state of legal residency. May I automatically claim the same state of residence as my service member spouse?
No, you may not simply elect to claim your spouse’s state of residence. In order to claim a domicile in another state, you must have resided there with the intent to make that state your permanent home, and not abandoned that domicile when moving to reside with the service member or for any other reason.
