CK • Washington.   Melderegister gibt es in den USA nicht, doch wird bei Pro­zes­sen auf den Wohnsitz abgestellt. Im Fall der Diversity Jurisdiction sind Bun­des­ge­richte nur zuständig, wenn die Parteien aus verschiedenen Einzel­staa­ten der USA stammen. Im Revisionsentscheid Lawrence Moskowitz CLU Ltd. v. ALP Inc. untersuchte das Gericht, ob die Parteien aus demselben Staat, hier New York, stam­men, wenn eine Partei ihre Absicht, in einen anderen Staat zu zie­hen, be­haup­tet. Entscheidend waren für das Bundesberufungsgericht des zweiten Be­zirks der USA in New York City am 25. November 2020 diese Kriterien:

Appellants argue the district court failed to properly credit Mos­ko­witz's statement that he intended to make a permanent move to the U.S. Virgin Islands. "One's testimony with regard to his intention is of course to be given full and fair consideration, but is subject to the in­fir­mity of any self-serving declaration, and may frequently lack per­sua­siveness or even be contradicted or negatived by other de­cla­ra­ti­ons and inconsistent acts." … Here, as the district court noted, numerous factors were inconsistent with Moskowitz's stated in­ten­tion. He kept a New York office, a New York bank account, paid taxes in New York, leased two cars in New York, owned a home in New York, and kept a New York State-issued driver's license. … (ex­plaining that the determination of domicile considers factors such as voting, taxes, property, bank accounts, places of business or em­ployment). …
… Moskowitz's failure to submit his personal tax records weighed against crediting his stated intention to move to the Virgin Islands. … Moskowitz acknowledged he filed his tax returns in New York with­out specifying whether he filed as a part-time or non-resident. The district court did not err in drawing an adverse inference from Mos­kowitz's failure to provide his tax return information, or even an af­fi­da­vit denying that he filed as a New York resident.