My wife and i got married back in Feb of 2006 and she moved here from Minnesota in October of 2005 and she never got her indiana drivers license until June of 2006.
I have heard that you do not become a resident of a state until you and some form of identification from that stae. And the law requires that you have to a resident for 6 months of that state beforee you can file for a divorce. Does anyone know the answer to this?
2006-08-27 10:48:54 · 7 answers · asked by bibleman47150 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
It depends on the state. I live in Colorado, I moved here from New York. I was here about 3 weeks and got pulled over. The cop went postal on me because I had been here for over 14 days, bought a home and still had a NY drivers license. It depends on the state but a rule of thumb is if you have been there 30 days and have a physical address, welcome to the state. You can however claim duel residence meaning you live in another state for t least 6 months of the year and pay taxes in that state as well. The long and short of all is if you get mail there, and you have physically lived there for over 30 days, you are a resident there. The ID you carry has no baring on any thing until you get pulled over and tell them how long you have been there without bringing it current. It cost me a 500.00 fine.
2006-08-27 11:02:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time it reqires a certain length of time living in that state to establish residency. It varies from state to state but the dmv or local school system should be able to tell you what the requirements are for your area. If you establish a residency for long enough to obtaina drivers licence most of the time it is the same for everything else ,although some government agency and private agencys require at least six months to a year proven by utilities ,c redit reports morgage or rent reciepts paycheck stubs or some form of a papertrail.
2006-08-27 10:56:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most states require converting over to their drivers license within 30 days. This, establishing residence, getting a job, opening a bank acct., etc usually constitues becoming a resident. Most states allow one to file a divorce immediately if requested.
2006-08-27 10:57:06 · answer #3 · answered by Arthur W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does she have any utility bills in her name and to an address within IN? The BMV accepts those as a form of residency when you go to change the address on your license.
Look through your old bills and see what you come up with. If you find bills in her name to an IN address then they can prove she has lived here long enough.
You are already looking to get a divorce? Sorry to hear that. If you have lived here long enough you can file. It doesn't matter about her if you are the one filing. I have been through divorce in IN twice, so I guess I know a little about it!
2006-08-27 10:55:48 · answer #4 · answered by physandchemteach 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure about IN, but when we changed our residency to FL we had to get drivers license and register to vote.
2006-08-27 10:52:07 · answer #5 · answered by Papa John 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I 've got the same problem.It is stupid.
2006-08-27 10:53:27 · answer #6 · answered by Sadegh B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are exactly right.
2006-08-27 10:50:59 · answer #7 · answered by nanny2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋