u/wahadnassab

My basic plan is to establish California residency through the normal physical presence/intent requirements, but I’m trying to understand exactly what getting married changes.

A few things I’m confused about:

• If I’m married, do I still have to prove that I supported myself completely without my parents?
• Can my parents help with tuition, rent, food, insurance, etc. once I’m married?
• Can they co-sign my apartment or a loan?
• Can my parents still claim me as a dependent on their taxes?
• Does my spouse also have to live in California/become a California resident? What if they live somewhere else for school or work?
• Do we actually have to live together, have joint bank accounts, file taxes jointly, etc.?
• What does UC ask for to prove you’re married? Is the marriage certificate enough?
• Does marriage affect the 366-day physical presence requirement at all, or is that completely separate?

I know marriage itself doesn’t automatically give you in-state tuition. I’m mainly trying to understand whether being married removes the difficult financial-independence/parental-support requirement while you separately establish California domicile.

Has anyone here actually gone through residency reclassification at a UC while married? Would especially appreciate hearing what documentation they actually asked you for.