<p>So I have a question on residency in Delaware. I currently live and go to hs at a school in pa and i have a house in rehoboth. My mom has been living there for the past year or so simply because she loves it at the beach. She is getting her delaware driver's license next week and registering/insuring her car in Delaware. Also she is registering to vote in de. She is filing her income taxes in de starting january first. I would love to go to Ud for college and i am aware it is much easier to get in there if your in state as opposed to out of state. Does anybody know if I can be considered an instate resident since my mom will have been a resident for over 12 months by the time I am to start college?</p>
<p>I think it will depend on whether or not your mother claims you as a dependent on her tax returns.</p>
<p>Are you living with your father in PA? Are you attending a public school? Or are you in boarding school in PA?</p>
<p>If the latter, your residency follows your parent and you should be a resident of Delaware. If the former, it’s more complicated.</p>
<p>Your best bet is to call Delaware and ask. You won’t be the first to ask that question and you will not be the last.</p>
<p>thanks 4gs, i’ll look into that. But I go to a public school in pa. My dad called the admissions office and lady in charge of residency called us back. She claims if my mom is a resident of de then so am I. So we’ll see i guess…</p>
<p>Here are Delaware’s rules: [Student</a> Classification: Office of the University Registrar: University of Delaware](<a href=“Office of the Registrar | University of Delaware”>Office of the Registrar | University of Delaware)</p>
<p>The key term it uses is domicile not residency. Reading these, here are my conclusions:</p>
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<li><p>If you are currently living with your other parent in PA, it is unlikely you will be considered as in-state and that is regardless of whether your parents are married or divorced. Is your situation different from that? Under Section 2B, if your parents are divorced or separated and you live with your father, his residency determines whether you are in-state. Under section 5D, if your parents are married and you and your father live in Pennsylvania that also means you will not be considered in-state even if your mom is considered a resident of Delaware.</p></li>
<li><p>Even if you could rely on your mother’s residency there is a serious issue as to whether she could meet the 12 month domicile rule because until now she may have still been “domiciled” in Pa because she still has a PA license, car registered in PA, has yet to file an income tax return in Delaware and I assume still has her voter’s registration in PA. That one could be a close issue but it calls into question whether she has in fact been domiciled in Delaware before she actually changes those things to Del.</p></li>
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<p>That is exactly what I showed my Dad. He says that he called the admissions lady at UD and she gave him a set of requirements that my Mom would have to have in order for me to be considered an in-state resident. As for the other part, my mom is changing all of her in come taxes and driver’s license, etc. as of this january 1, 2010. i don’t graduate till 2011 seeing that I am only a junior in hs. Therefore by the start of classes for the fall semester of 2011 her documents will have been good for a year and 8 months. UD’s 12 month rule states that they have to have been domiciled for 12 months. But, I see your point. Thanks for your imput!</p>