Domicile

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Infant: An unemancipated infant cannot acquire a domicile different from that of its parents. Decision: 2 N.J.A.R. 283

Public Education: A child is not entitled to a free public education in New Jersey where evidence establishes that the child's parents are domiciled in New York. An unemancipated infant cannot acquire a domicile other than its parents'. Decision: 2 N.J.A.R. 283; A child's all-year residence in a school district for one year or longer is insufficient to entitle the child to a free public education in New Jersey. The child must have a parent or guardian residing with him. Decision: 2 N.J.A.R. 283