I know of no reason why a family cannot "split" their residency. I have a neighbor that does this. One of them is still a resident of one state, and the other is a resident of FL. It is not hard for them to keep a journal to indicate one or the other has the requisite days per year in the "home" state. One simply spends a week or so longer in Florida before joining the other spouse in the other state during the summer.
This allows one to register and insure the cars in the less expensive state, while being able to homestead one of the residences in the state in which that is most advantageous. It is especially simple if neither state has a state income tax.
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Chino 1960's to 1976, Torrance, CA 1976-1983, 87-91, 94-98 / Frederick Co., MD 1983-1987/ Valencia, CA 1991-1994/ Brea, CA 1998-2002/ Dana Point, CA 2002-2019/ Knoxville, TN 2019-Current/ FL 2022-Current
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