How do I establish residency for my stepdaughters?

Which state has jurisdiction over custody and/or child support? This will be applicable in that than California has jurisdiction of the children. Many of our members at Dads House live in California. Consier joining and posting the question there. There's no cost.

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This is from the UCSB website regarding establishing residency:

Adult students cannot derive residence from a spouse or parents.

In order to be classified as a resident for tuition purposes, a student must demonstrate the following immediately prior to the residence determination date (for the eight UC campuses on the quarter system, the day instruction begins at the last of the campuses to open for the term. For Berkeley and Merced, the day instruction begins at the last of these two campuses to open for the term):

1. Physical Presence: Establish a physical presence in California more than one year (366 days) immediately prior to the residence determination date of the term for which classification as a resident is requested. Once an individual’s initial presence is established in California, it must be maintained continuously for 366 days in order for the physical presence requirement to be satisifed.

2. Intent: Demonstrate through objective documentation that your physical presence was coupled with the intent to make California your permanent home. Intent is evaluated as an independent element of residence, separate from physical presence, and is demonstrated by establishing residential ties in California, and relinquishing ties to the former place of residence. Physical presence within California solely for educational purposes does not constitute the establishment of California residence regardless of the length of stay. The physical presence requirement (above) will be extended until the student can demonstrate a concurrence of both physical presence and intent for one full year.

3. Financial Independence: Students who will not reach age 24 by December 31 of the year in which classification as a resident is requested, and who are not dependent upon a natural or adoptive parent who satisfies University requirements as a resident for tuition purposes,will be required to satisfy the University’s self-sufficiency requirement in addition to the 366 day physical presence and intent requirements. It should be noted that this requirement makes it extremely difficult for most undergraduates who do not have a parent domiciled in California to qualify for classification as a resident at a University of California campus.