Any person of the age of 21 years, being a citizen of this or any other state of the United States, and who has lived for 2 successive years in this State, and, for the purpose of determining domicile in any county of the State, has lived for 1 year in such county, and who has, during that time, maintained oneself and one’s family, shall be held to have acquired a legal domicile therein.

40 Del. Laws, c. 209, § ?1; Code 1935, § ?1132; 13 Del. C. 1953, § ?1701; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 1701

  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
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