Estate of Ford v. Ford

Without any question James F. Ford’s domicile was in Chicago as long as he lived in his sister’s home. He was compelled to move out because of the sister’s illness, but that remained his domicile until he established a different one.

“A domicile once established is not lost until a new one is acquired. Every one must at all times have a domicile somewhere. Where an actual domicile has once been established, two things are necessary to create a new domicile— first, an abandonment of the old domicile, and second, the intention and establishment of a new domicile. The mere intention to abandon a…