An affidavit of domicile is a sworn statement signed before a notary public establishing the legal domicile of someone who has died. Domicile refers to the place you call home permanently.Your domicile is important for legal purposes such as paying taxes, voting, and claiming benefits. Domicile or legal home is defined as consisting of three elements: (1) actual physical presence (2) at a fixed dwelling. 1. a dwelling place : place of residence : home 2. Law a : a person's fixed, permanent, and principal home for legal purposes It means your permanent home, i.c. , any place where you have lived and, while you are absent from it, you intend to return. Franklin County, Florida, and this statement is to be taken as my declaration of citizenship, actual legal residence and domicile in the State of Florida. Domicile is a fancy word for the place where you live.