Florida residency and domicile checklist
Zacharia Frey PLLC. Updated November 2026.
No single item makes Florida your domicile. Together they show where your life is centered. Work through the list, keep copies, and keep it up to date. Print this page with your browser's print command.
File and record
- Sign a Declaration of Domicile and file it with the clerk of the circuit court in your Florida county.
- Apply for the Florida homestead exemption on your primary residence.
- Sign new estate planning documents that recite your Florida residence and choose Florida law.
Identity and voting
- Get a Florida driver's license and surrender the old one.
- Register your vehicles in Florida.
- Register to vote in Florida and cancel your old registration.
Money and mail
- Put your Florida address on every bank, brokerage, retirement, and insurance account.
- File your federal income tax return with your Florida address.
- File a final part-year resident return in your old state, if it has an income tax.
- Move your safe deposit box and important papers to Florida.
Your life here
- Establish Florida doctors, a Florida accountant, and Florida advisors.
- Join local organizations: house of worship, clubs, volunteer work.
- Keep the things you treasure most in your Florida home.
- Keep a calendar of the days you spend in each state, as you go.
Your estate plan is part of this record. Why the address in your will matters.
General information about Florida law, not legal advice for your situation. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship.