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In addition to his employment with Sierra, Dr. Farah also
worked at a clinic a half day a week in Towson, Maryland, a
suburb of Baltimore. Towson is approximately 78 miles from
Hagerstown and 152 miles from Berlin. Petitioners credibly
testified that Dr. Farah returned to Berlin on the weekends and
on all nonworkdays. They also credibly testified that he
returned approximately once a month to the Hagerstown house after
the sale of his practice, and before he began working in
Hagerstown in May 2001. The record is unclear, however, as to
where Dr. Farah stayed while working in Baltimore and Towson, and
how often his work required him to travel to various medical
facilities. What is clear is that between the sale of his
medical practice in June 1998 and his return to work in
Hagerstown in May 2001, Dr. Farah spent significantly more time
in Berlin than he did in Hagerstown.
Respondent argues that the consistent usage of utilities
between 1997 and 2007 in the Hagerstown house indicates that
petitioners spent significant time there. However, the
consistent utility usage is explained by the occupation of the
Hagerstown house by petitioners’ daughter-in-law, Christina
Farah, and after January 1999, her newborn son.
Respondent argues that because Dr. Farah’s employment with
Sierra called for him to work in Baltimore, which is closer to
Hagerstown than Berlin, his principal residence must be in
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