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Old 01-14-2014, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by GatorFan View Post
You have to be a full time resident, have your auto insured in Florida, registered in Florida, drivers license in Florida and be registered to vote in Florida to claim homestead.
Every state has their own rules and they can put a person in conflict.
Years ago when my parents moved to Florida for 7 months a year they had a real problem because New Hampshire requires business owners, and those working in the state, to have a New Hampshire license and plates, and Florida required Florida license and plates on the car. So Mom became a Florida resident (with homestead excemption) and Dad kept his legal residence as New Hampshire. The car was registered in Florida (and went back and forth) and the Truck was registered in New Hampshire. The judge threw out the tickets on my moms car in New Hampshire as he ruled it was perfectly acceptable for married couples to have separate residences and no law against it. But that was 35 years ago.
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