What qualifies to be in state in WI? Especially if Moving

anon94785555
Wed, 17 May 2017 05:49:53 +0000

The above student may have lived in WI but her mother still had legal custody- from the statement her grandmother did not. I know someone who had instate residency status even though he lived with his mother in CA because his father (divorced parents) lived in WI. All a matter of legalities. The grandmother case shows how living with a relative to gain residency status does not work. Unfortunately there likely was no legal status change that gave rights to the grandmother and took them from her mother.

Owning property in WI does not make you a resident even if you do not rent it out- otherwise so many Illinois residents with vacation homes/condos in WI would qualify. You can live in WI and work outside the state- think Minneapolis or Chicago area work but staying in a WI county and commuting.

The worst case scenario for residency seems to be when parents move within 12 months of college- no residency status in either state.