9-3-111. Petition for domicile.

9-3-111. Petition for domicile. (a)(1) Not less than ninety (90) days nor more than two (2) years after a declaration of intention has been made, the person shall make and file in duplicate a petition in writing. (2) The petition shall be signed by the applicant in his or her own handwriting and duly verified. (b)(1)(A) In the petition, the applicant shall state his or her full name, place of residence, street number if possible, occupation, the date and place of birth, the state where he or she last resided, the date and place of his or her first address within this state, and the time when and place and name of the court where he or she declared an intention to become a resident domiciled in the State of Arkansas. (B) If the applicant is married, he or she shall state the name of his or her spouse and, if possible, the spouse's place of residence at the time of filing the petition. (C) If the applicant has children, he or she shall state the name, date, and place of birth, and place of residence of each child living at the time of filing the petition. (2)(A) The petition shall set forth that it is his or her intention to become a resident domiciled in the State of Arkansas, that he or she renounces absolutely domicile in the state in which he or she last resided or was domiciled, and that it is his or her intention to reside permanently in the State of Arkansas. (B) The petition shall set forth whether he or she has been denied admission as a resident domiciled in the State of Arkansas and, if so, the ground or grounds of the denial, the court in which such decision was rendered, and that the cause for the denial has since been cured or removed and shall set forth every fact material to becoming a resident domiciled in the State of Arkansas and required to be proved upon the final hearing of his or her application. (c) The petition shall be verified by the affidavits of at least two (2) credible witnesses, who are citizens of the State of Arkansas and who state in their affidavits that they personally know the applicant to have been a resident of the State of Arkansas for a period of at least ninety (90) days continuously next prior to the date of filing of his or her petition and that they each have personal knowledge that the petitioner is a person of good moral character and that he or she is in every way qualified in their opinion to become and to be a resident domiciled in the State of Arkansas. (d) A petition to become a resident domiciled in the State of Arkansas may be made and filed during term time or in vacation and shall be docketed the same day as filed. (e) However, in no case shall final action be had upon a petition until at least thirty (30) days have elapsed after its filing and the posting of the notice of the petition as provided for in § 9-3-112.