These cases present two related issues under Michigan’s no-fault act:1 (1) whether a child of divorced parents who has a legal residence in both parents’ homes and who is injured in an automobile accident can be “domiciled” in more than one household within the meaning of MCL 500.3114(1); and (2) whether a family court order establishing the custody of minor children is conclusive evidence of a child’s domicile for purposes of determining coverage under MCL 500.3114(1). We hold, consistent with traditional definitions of the term “domicile” under the common law and as that term is used in MCL 500.3114(1), that a child of divorced parents has only one domicile at any given point in time. Further, in the event that the child’s parents are divorced and a family court has entered an order relating to custody, we hold, consistent with the common law of domicile as it pertains to minors and the legally binding nature of custody orders, that the child’s domicile is established by operation of law and that the custody order is thus determinative of the child’s domicile for all purposes, including the no-fault act.
In both Grange and ACIA, the respective judgment of divorce and custody order conclusively established the minor children’s domiciles. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals in Grange, which erroneously held that a minor of divorced parents can have two domiciles, and we remand to the circuit court for entry of summary disposition in favor of Grange Insurance Company. In ACIA, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals, which erred by concluding that a question of fact existed regarding the child’s domicile, and we remand to the circuit court for entry of summary disposition in favor of ACIA.
*482I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
A. GRANGE v LAWRENCE
Edward Lawrence and Laura Rosinski were married in 1997 and had two daughters, Katelyn and Josalyn, the latter of whom is the deceased insured in this case. Lawrence and Rosinski divorced in 2005; Rosinski remained in the marital home and Lawrence moved into his parents’ home, both located in Muskegon, Michigan. The judgment of divorce granted Lawrence and Rosinski joint legal custody of Josalyn and Katelyn, but Rosinski was given “primary physical custody” of the girls. The judgment of divorce provided Lawrence with frequent parenting time, including alternating weekends, Wednesday evenings, alternating holidays, liberal phone contact, and liberal parenting time when Rosinski was unavailable. The judgment of divorce further provided:
A parent whose custody or parenting time of a child is governed by this order, shall not change the legal residence of the child except in compliance with [MCL 722.31], which prohibits moving a child out of the State of Michigan or greater than 100 miles from the non-custodial parent without a court order. The party awarded custody must notify the Friend of the Court, in writing, immediately, when the minor child is moved to another address.
On September 24, 2009, eight-year-old Josalyn was a passenger in a car owned and driven by Rosinski when another driver ignored a stop sign and hit Rosinski’s vehicle, resulting in fatal injuries to Josalyn. Rosinski and Lawrence were appointed as joint personal representatives of Josalyn’s estate.2
*483After the accident, Rosinski and Lawrence submitted claims for personal injury protection (PIP) insurance benefits to their respective insurers. Rosinski was the named insured on an automobile insurance policy provided by Farm Bureau General Insurance Company of Michigan (Farm Bureau); Lawrence was the named insured on an automobile insurance policy provided by Grange Insurance Company (Grange). Farm Bureau insured the car that was involved in the accident and Grange did not insure any vehicle involved in the accident. With regard to Rosinski’s claim, Farm Bureau paid more than $30,000 in PIP benefits for Josalyn’s injuries and death; Grange denied Lawrence’s claim for PIP benefits.
Subsequently, Farm Bureau asserted that Grange was in the same order of priority for the payment of PIP benefits because, in its view, Josalyn was “domiciled” in both parents’ homes pursuant to MCL 500.3114(1); Farm Bureau thus sought from Grange partial reimbursement of benefits pursuant to MCL 500.3115(2). Grange denied the claim and filed a complaint for declaratory relief, seeking a declaration that Josalyn was domiciled with Rosinski, not Lawrence, at the time of the accident. Grange asserted that it was not required to reimburse Farm Bureau for any of the PIP benefits that Farm Bureau had paid because Josalyn was not “domiciled” with Lawrence at the time of the accident as required by MCL 500.3114(1), and Michigan law does not recognize dual domiciles. Grange further asserted that it was not obligated to pay PIP benefits for Josalyn’s injuries because Josalyn was not a named insured under its policy.3
*484Farm Bureau filed a counterclaim seeking a declaratory judgment that Josalyn was domiciled with each of her parents at the time of the accident and that Farm Bureau was entitled to partial reimbursement of the PIP benefits it had paid. Farm Bureau also argued that the Grange policy conflicted with the no-fault act by excluding Josalyn as an insured through its automatic attribution of domicile to the residence of the custodial parent.
Both insurance companies filed motions for summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(0(10) and the circuit court granted summary disposition to Farm Bureau. Applying the factors that are traditionally used to determine domicile under the no-fault act as set forth in Workman v Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange4 and Dairyland Insurance Co v Auto-Owners Insurance Co,5 the circuit court concluded that Josalyn had two domiciles at the time of the accident, one with each parent. The circuit court thus ordered Grange to reimburse Farm Bureau for 50 percent of the PIP benefits Farm Bureau had paid and 50 percent of Farm Bureau’s processing expenses.
Grange appealed to the Court of Appeals, which affirmed the circuit court’s decision.6 The Court of Appeals rejected Grange’s argument that Michigan law *485does not recognize dual domiciles for a minor child of divorced parents because, according to the panel, “[t]he Michigan Supreme Court has . .. determined ... for purposes of the no-fault act, [that] the terms ‘domicile’ and ‘residence’ are ‘legally synonymous’ ” and “nothing in MCL 500.3114(1) . . . limits a minor child of divorced parents to one domicile or defines domicile as a ‘principal residence.’ ”7 After applying the domicile factors from Workman and Dairyland, the Court of Appeals concluded that the undisputed evidence established that Josalyn resided with both parents. Regarding the effect of the judgment of divorce, which established primary physical custody with Rosinski, the Court of Appeals stated, “that order does not change the fact that the evidence showed that Josalyn actually resided with both her parents, which is the relevant inquiry under the no-fault act.”8 The Court of Appeals also held that Grange’s policy was invalid because the policy, which requires a court adjudication of custody to be conclusive for determining a child’s principal residence, would limit Grange’s “obligation where the no-fault act does not... .”9
Grange sought leave to appeal, which this Court granted.10
*486B. ACIA V STATE FARM
In this case, Sarah is the minor child fatally injured in a motor vehicle accident. Sarah’s parents, Francis Campanelli and Tina Taylor, were divorced in Michigan in 1995. The original judgment of divorce granted joint legal custody of Sarah and her sister, Ashley, to both parents and “physical custody” to Campanelli, allowing Taylor only reasonable visitation. Additionally, the judgment of divorce contained the following provision:
DOMICILE OF THE MINOR CHILDREN
The domicile or residence of said minor children shall not be removed from the State of Michigan without the prior approval of the Court, and that [Campanelli] shall promptly notify the Friend of the Court whenever said children Eire moved to Emother address.
A little more than a year after the family court granted the judgment of divorce, Campanelli secured a job in Tennessee that offered a considerable improvement in his career. He moved the family court to modify the original judgment of divorce and successfully obtained an order in February 1996, as the custodial parent, permitting him to change the children’s domicile to the state of Tennessee.11 Under the terms of that order, Taylor was entitled to six weeks of visitation in the summer, and Campanelli and Taylor were to alternate the one-week Easter, Christmas, and winter school vacations. The February 1996 order did not otherwise modify either the joint legal custody originally granted to both parents or the physical custody awarded to Campanelli.
*487In 2007, when Sarah was 16-years-old, she went to Michigan to stay for the summer with her mother, who lived with Sarah’s great-uncle, Terry Gravelle, in Howell, Michigan. During the time that she lived with her mother, Sarah decided that she wanted to get to know Taylor better and, with Campanelli’s permission, remained in Michigan with her mother and attended high school that fall.12
On November 26, 2007, Sarah was a passenger in a car driven by her friend, Kayla, and insured by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm). Kayla lost control of the car, which careened off the road and into a tree, resulting in what would ultimately be fatal injuries to Sarah. The severe injuries Sarah sustained required medical care. Automobile Club Insurance Association (ACIA), as the insurer of Sarah’s uncle, Gravelle, in whose household Sarah resided, paid Sarah’s medical bills during the period before her death.13
*488ACIA commenced an action in the circuit court to secure determinations that (1) Sarah was not “domiciled” in Michigan, (2) ACIA, therefore, was not responsible for Sarah’s PIP benefits under MCL 500.3114(1), and (3) State Farm, as the insurer of the vehicle in which Sarah was a passenger when she was injured, was the responsible insurer pursuant to the no-fault priority provision of MCL 500.3114(4). State Farm denied liability and both providers filed cross-motions for summary disposition under MCR 2.116(C)(10).
The circuit court granted summary disposition in favor of State Farm, finding that Sarah “had residency in Michigan with her mother and her uncle at the time of the motor vehicle accident.”14 The circuit court noted the conflicting testimony on the issue of Sarah’s intent to return to Tennessee, but then concluded that the record reflected a “lack of evidence of a clear intent to return to Tennessee . ...” In support, the circuit court cited the absence of any definite actions by Sarah to withdraw from school in Michigan and reenroll in school in Tennessee, coupled with indications that Sarah regarded her mother’s residence as her own. Accordingly, because the circuit court found that Sarah was domiciled in Michigan, it ruled that ACIA was responsible for Sarah’s PIP benefits under MCL 500.3114(1).
The Court of Appeals reversed, reasoning that the evidence of Sarah’s domicile, and in particular her intent, presented a question of fact for resolution by the jury and that summary disposition was, thus, not *489proper for either party.15 The Court of Appeals also rejected ACIA’s argument that the judgment of divorce and subsequent February 1996 order modifying domicile conclusively established Sarah’s domicile for all purposes. According to the panel, the family court “did not determine Sarah’s domicile for the purpose of insurance coverage, and there is no authority that suggests that [the circuit court in the insurance dispute] was required to adopt the ruling of different jurisdictions deciding the issue for a different purpose for different parties.”16
State Farm applied to this Court for leave to appeal and ACIA filed a response to that application, as well as a cross-application. We ordered argument on whether to grant the applications or take other action.17
II. STANDARD of review
This Court reviews de novo a decision to grant or deny a motion for summary disposition.18 Summary disposition under MCR 2.116(0(10) is appropriately granted where no genuine issue of material fact remains and the moving party is entitled to judgment as *490a matter of law.19 A domicile determination is generally a question of fact; however, where the underlying material facts are not in dispute, the determination of domicile is a question of law for the circuit court.20 We likewise review de novo issues of statutory interpretation.21
III. ANALYSIS
Michigan’s no-fault act generally abolishes tort liability arising from the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle.22 Instead, insurance companies are required to provide first party insurance benefits for accidental bodily injury arising out of the use of a motor vehicle, which are commonly referred to as personal protection insurance (PIP) benefits.23 In this regard, MCL 500.3114(1), which is at the center of the litigation in both these cases, provides the general rule for determining which Michigan insurer is liable to provide PIP benefits. The statute provides, in relevant part:
[A] personal protection insurance policy described in [MCL 500.3101(1)] applies to accidental bodily injury to the person named in the policy, the person’s spouse, and a relative of either domiciled in the same household, if the injury arises from a motor vehicle accident.[24]
In these cases, the parties dispute whether the injured individual was a relative of the insured who was “domiciled in the same household” as the insured.
*491In the instance that more than one insurer’s policy is applicable to the injured person under this provision, then the priority provision of MCL 500.3115(2) is triggered and may allow an insurer to recoup benefits from other insurer(s) of equal priority.25 This is the legal situation in Grange, wherein the lower courts held that Josalyn had two “domiciles” within the meaning of MCL 500.3114(1) — one with Lawrence insured by Grange and another with Rosinski insured by Farm Bureau. Pursuant to MCL 500.3115(2), the lower courts thus concluded that Grange is an insurer of equal priority with Farm Bureau, thereby entitling Farm Bureau to partial recoupment of the PIP benefits that it had paid on Josalyn’s behalf.
Comparatively, in some instances no insurer’s PIP policy is applicable to the injured person under MCL 500.3114(1) because the person is not “the person named in the policy, the person’s spouse, [or] a relative of either domiciled in the same household ....” In this event, MCL 500.3114(4) may apply such that the insurer of the accident vehicle is liable for PIP benefits to the occupant of a motor vehicle. MCL 500.3114(4) provides:
Except as provided in [MCL 500.3114(1)-MCL 500.3114(3)], a person suffering accidental bodily injury arising from a motor vehicle accident while an occupant of a motor vehicle shall claim personal protection insurance benefits from insurers in the following order of priority:
*492(a) The insurer of the owner or registrant of the vehicle occupied.
(b) The insurer of the operator of the vehicle occupied.
This is the legal posture of ACIA, where the dispute involves whether Sarah was “domiciled with a relative” in Michigan for the purposes of MCL 500.3114(1), or instead, whether MCL 500.3114(4) applies. The circuit court concluded that Sarah was domiciled in Michigan, thus making ACIA, the insurer of Sarah’s uncle with whom she resided in Michigan, liable for PIP benefits rather than State Farm, the insurer of the accident vehicle.
The pivotal inquiry in both these insurance-coverage disputes, then, turns on the interpretation of the term “domiciled” as it is used in MCL 500.3114(1). Mainly, the meaning of “domicile,” and specifically how a child’s domicile is determined, will dictate the ultimate determination of which insurer is liable for PIP benefits in each case. Our inquiry first addresses the preliminary issue raised only in Grange: whether a child of divorced parents injured in a motor vehicle accident can be “domiciled” in more than one household for purposes of the no-fault act. We next consider the question posed in both Grange and ACIA: whether a family court order pertaining to a child’s custody conclusively establishes a child’s domicile under the no-fault act.
A. DOMICILE AND THE NO-FAULT ACT
Notably, the no-fault act does not define the term “domiciled.” The unambiguous language of MCL 500.3114(1) simply states that “a personal protection insurance policy . . . applies to accidental bodily injury to the person named in the policy, the person’s spouse, and a relative of either domiciled in the same house*493hold . . . .”26 When construing this statutory language, our main objective is to discern the Legislature’s intent through the language plainly expressed.27 Normally, this Court will accord an undefined statutory term its ordinary and commonly used meaning.28 However, where the Legislature uses a technical word that has acquired a particular meaning in the law, and absent any contrary legislative indication, we construe it “according to such peculiar and appropriate meaning.”29 The term “domicile” is just such a word that has a precise, technical meaning in Michigan’s common law, and thus must be understood according to that particular meaning.
For over 165 years, Michigan courts have defined “domicile” to mean “the place where a person has his true, fixed, permanent home, and principal establishment, and to which, whenever he is absent, he has the intention of returning.”30 Similarly, a person’s domicile has been defined to be “ ‘that place where a person has voluntarily fixed his abode not for a mere special or temporary purpose, but with a present intention of making it his home, either permanently or for an indefinite or unlimited length of time.’ ”31 In this regard, the Court has recognized that “[i]t may be laid down as a settled maxim that every man must have such a national domicile somewhere. It is equally well *494settled that no person can have more than one such domicile, at one and the same time.”32 From this settled principle, it follows that
a man retains his domicile of origin [upon his birth] until he changes it, by acquiring another; and so each successive domicile continues, until changed by acquiring another. And it is equally obvious that the acquisition of a new domicile does, at the same instant, terminate the preceding one.[33]
In this way, our common law has recognized that from the time of a person’s birth — from childhood through adulthood — a person can only have a single domicile at any given point in time. Indeed, there are few legal axioms as established as the one providing that every person has a domicile, and that a person may have one — and only one — domicile.
In furtherance of this understanding of domicile, the common law has necessarily distinguished between the concepts of “domicile” and “residence:”
The former, in its ordinary acceptation, was defined to be, ‘A place where a person lives or has his home,’ while ‘[a]ny place of abode or dwelling place,’ however temporary it might have been, was said to constitute a residence. A person’s domicile was his legal residence or home in contemplation of law.[34]
Stated more succinctly, a person may have only one domicile, but more than one residence.35 For purposes of *495distinguishing “domicile” from “residence,” this Court has explained that “domicile is acquired by the combination of residence and the intention to reside in a given place .... If the intention of permanently residing in a place exists, a residence in pursuance of that intention, however short, will establish a domicile.”36 The traditional common-law inquiry into a person’s “domicile,” then, is generally a question of intent, but also considers all the facts and circumstances taken together.37
Returning to the language of MCL 500.3114(1), there is no indication that the Legislature intended to deviate from this well established common-law meaning of the term “domicile.” And, because a person, from the moment of his birth onward, can only have one domicile within the traditional meaning of that term, it follows that a child, regardless of his parents’ marital status or his multiple legal residences, may also have only one domicile at any given point in time.38
Indeed, rather than there being any indication that the Legislature intended to deviate from this common-law rule, there is, in fact, evidence that the Legislature favored this single-location rule. Had the Legislature intended to make insurers liable for PIP benefits for dual coexisting “domiciles,” then it would have used the term “resided,” not “domiciled,” because, as previously *496explained, a person may have more than one residence at a time, but only one domicile. However, the Legislature instead expressly chose to use the more restrictive term, “domiciled,” thereby limiting the universe of insurers that are potentially liable under MCL 500.3114(1). In fact, the Legislature specifically rejected use of the term “residence,” as used in the uniform act on which the no-fault act is modeled, in favor of the term “domiciled” in defining those eligible for PIP benefits under MCL 500.3114(1).39 The Legislature thus affirmatively chose a term that it knew had a particular meaning, and we must accord this legislative choice its full weight when determining the Legislature’s intent.
Therefore, given the absence of any indication that the Legislature intended a contrary meaning, the Legislature’s use of the term “domiciled,” evinces an intent to incorporate all those common-law legal concepts related to that term, including the law of domicile as it relates to minors more fully addressed below. Accordingly, consistent with the traditional common-law principle that a person may have only one domicile at a given point in time, we hold that a child, whose parents are divorced and who has more than one legal residence, may have only a single domicile at any one point in time that continues until the child acquires a different one.
*497Farm Bureau, however, suggests that we should reach the opposite conclusion — that a child of divorced parents who has two legal residences may also have two coexisting domiciles, one with each parent. In support, Farm Bureau, like the Court of Appeals in Grange, asserts that our decision in Workman specifically recognized “residence” and “domicile” to be legally synonymous for purposes of MCL 500.3114(1), meaning that, just as a person can have more than one residence, a person can also have more than one “domicile.” In Workman, the seminal case in which we interpreted the phrase “domiciled in the same household” as used in MCL 500.3114(1), we considered whether the claimant, the insured’s adult daughter-in-law, was domiciled in the same household as the insured. After noting that no caselaw interpreted the phrase, “domiciled in the same household,” we articulated a flexible multi-factor test to aid courts in determining domicile, in which no one factor is determinative.40 The factors to be considered included:
(1) the subjective or declared intent of the person of remaining, either permanently or for an indefinite or unlimited length of time, in the place he contends is his “domicile” or “household; (2) the formality or informality of the relationship between the person and the members of the household; (3) whether the place where the person lives is in the same house, within the same curtilage or upon the same premises, (4) the existence of another place of lodging by the person alleging “residence” or “domicile” in the household ... .[41]
*498In articulating this test, the Court stated:
Although the statutory language of [MCL 500.3114(1)] refers to persons “domiciled in the same household” as an insured, we believe this body of law [that deals with the question of whether a person is a ‘resident’ of an insured’s ‘household’ under particular insurance policies,] is analytically applicable to the consideration before us. We conclude this because, in this state, the terms “domicile” and “residence” are legally synonymous (except in special circumstances)[42]
It is this final phrase — “the terms ‘domicile’ and ‘residence’ are legally synonymous” — on which Farm Bureau and the Court of Appeals rely. This statement, however, when read in context of the entire opinion, does not stand for the proposition that domicile is the equivalent of residence under MCL 500.3114(1). Rather, Workman merely acknowledged that, generally, “residence” has sometimes been given the equivalent *499meaning of “domicile.” Workman did not, however, establish that interpretation as an absolute rule. Indeed, this point is bolstered by the cases Workman cites in support of its statement that “the terms ‘domicile’ and ‘residence’ are legally synonymous.” Workman first cited to Gluc v Klein,43 where this Court recognized the traditional common-law distinction between “residence” and “domicile,” but noted that sometimes the Legislature has given residence the same meaning as domicile. We later made the same point in both Hartzler v Radeka44 and Reaume & Silloway, Inc v Tetzlaff.45 Further, the two cases Workman cited as “special circumstances” in which “domicile” and “residence” are not synonymous both involved determining a minor’s domicile for purposes of applying relevant statutes.46
However, the corollary — that domicile has sometimes been given the same meaning as residence — is simply not true. This Court has never interpreted “domicile” to be the equivalent of “residence,” as demonstrated by the cases Workman cites and the preceding discussion regarding the common-law meaning of domicile. Indeed, Workman itself cannot reasonably be interpreted to advocate such a conclusion, given that Workman adopts a multifactor domicile test that is analytically the same as the traditional domicile test employed for more than a century at common law. Stated otherwise, Workman is entirely consistent with our conclusion *500that the term “domicile” is to be interpreted the same as its common-law meaning.
Our holding thus clarifies, that to the extent that Workman has been understood to imply that “domicile” and “residence” retain no independent significance for the purposes of the no-fault act, such a conclusion is not valid and that “domicile” must be understood consistent with its historical underpinnings. Further, although Workman recognized that “domicile” and “residence” are often used interchangeably by the Legislature in other contexts and, therefore described the terms as synonymous in those situations, Workman also explained that it is often necessary to distinguish between the terms consistent with the Legislature’s intent, as in the instant case.47
The Court of Appeals in Grange therefore erred by interpreting Workman to mean that domicile is the equivalent of residence and that a minor child can be “domiciled” for purposes of MCL 500.3114(1) in multiple residences.48 Neither Workman nor the plain lan*501guage of MCL 500.3114(1) support this conclusion. The Court of Appeals’ holding in Grange, and Farm Bureau’s adherence to that position, is plainly inconsistent with our jurisprudence regarding the meaning of “domicile” and the clear language of MCL 500.3114(1) which, as we have explained, incorporates the common-law meaning of that term.
B. DETERMINING A CHILD’S DOMICILE
Our holding, that a child may have only one domicile at any one time consistent with traditional common-law principles, does not establish how a child’s single domicile is determined. Workman and its progeny applying the traditional domicile test defined domicile in relation to an adult but, for reasons that we will explain, these factors are not helpful in determining a child’s domicile. To resolve how a child’s domicile is determined — and given our conclusion that the Legislature intended that the term “domiciled,” as used in MCL 500.3114(1), be interpreted consistent with its common-law meaning — we further consider the law of domicile as it pertains to minors.
i. THE COMMON LAW OF DOMICILE PERTAINING TO MINORS
Our common law recognizes three means of acquiring a domicile, which are generally applicable to all persons depending on the factual circumstances, including: (1) domicile of origin or of nativity; (2) domicile of choice; and (3) domicile by operation of law.49 A domicile of origin or of nativity is established when a person is *502born, fulfilling the maxim that every person has a domicile from the time of birth.50 Meanwhile, a domicile by choice occurs when a person replaces his current domicile by choosing another, consistent with the proposition that every person must have a domicile until a new domicile is determined. Finally, a domicile by operation of law occurs when a person with a legal disability lacks the capacity to acquire a domicile of choice, and thus the domicile is established by operation of law.51
Typically, as indicated in the preceding discussion and demonstrated by the Workman factors, an adult acquires a new domicile by choosing one of his or her choice, which makes the question of intent a preeminent concern in determining an adult’s domicile. One of the requisites for acquiring a domicile of choice, then, is the legal capacity necessary to form the intent required to select a new domicile.52
Regarding children, a child’s ability to acquire a new domicile is limited in ways that an adult’s ability to acquire a domicile is not. This is because, for purposes *503of our legal system, an unemancipated child, unlike a competent adult, lacks the legal capacity to make legally binding determinations for him or herself and, therefore, a child lacks the capacity to acquire a domicile of choice.53 Thus, while intent is critical for determining the domicile of an adult, a child’s intent regarding domicile is simply irrelevant, and the traditional factors applied in determining an adult’s domicile are likewise irrelevant. Instead, the child’s domicile is determined by reference to the domicile of his or her parents.54 For instance, our common law has recognized that when a child is born, the child acquires a domicile of origin, which is that of his father.55 The child’s domicile of origin remains the child’s domicile until a new domicile is acquired through the actions of the child’s parents or until that point in time when the minor, either through emancipation or by reaching the age of majority, can acquire a domicile of choice.56
*504The inquiry into a child’s domicile becomes more complicated when the child’s parents are divorced. Our common law, however, has accounted for these types of familial situations. Specifically, nearly a century ago in In re Volk,57 this Court considered the domicile of a child for purposes of determining whether Michigan courts must accord full faith and credit to Ohio judgments pertaining to a child. In that case, the parents of the minor child had previously lived in Ohio, but after their divorce the mother established a new domicile in Michigan. The Court explained:
[U]nder the decree of divorce, the mother was given [the child’s] unrestricted custody. His domicile thereafter became that of his mother, and, when she removed to this State and became domiciled here, the domicile of the child was in Michigan.[58]
By acknowledging that the child’s domicile changed by operation of law as a result of the decree of divorce, this Court expressly recognized that a child’s domicile, upon the divorce or separation of the child’s parents, is the same as that of the parent to whose custody he has been legally given pursuant to a custody order.59 More simply *505put, In re Volk held that a custody determination is determinative of a child’s domicile.60 Under our common law, then, a child’s domicile upon the divorce of his parents and entry of a custody order is established by operation of law consistent with the terms of the custody order.
We reaffirm these common-law principles and, in doing so, we emphasize that domicile is a singular concept. Just as a person does not have two domiciles, a person likewise does not have a domicile set by operation of law for some purposes and perhaps a different domicile for other purposes — such as for consideration under the no-fault act or any other statute that uses the term “domicile.” A person’s domicile for one purpose is his domicile for all purposes; similarly, a child does not have a domicile set by court order only for certain purposes, but not others.61 The Legislature made a deliberate choice in selecting the term “domiciled” in *506Michigan’s no-fault act, and where domicile is set by operation of law, that determination must be given full legal effect.
Our analysis could end with articulation of this common-law rule and affirmation of these principles. We would be remiss, however, not to acknowledge that child custody orders are created pursuant to the provisions of the Child Custody Act,62 which was enacted 40 years after In re Volk was decided. Consequently, because we have concluded that MCL 500.3114(1) incorporates the common law of domicile, which provides that a custody order is determinative of a child’s domicile, it is necessary to further consider whether the Child Custody Act is consistent with this common-law directive. We conclude that the Child Custody Act is consistent with the common-law rule and that the Act’s provisions enforce the traditional determinations regarding what entities have the legal capacity to establish a minor child’s domicile.
ii. THE CHILD CUSTODY ACT AND DOMICILE
The Child Custody Act governs the creation of child custody orders and provides a comprehensive statutory scheme for resolving custody disputes.63 With it, the Legislature has sought to promote the best interests of children, which is the hallmark of any custody order. To this end, the Legislature has charged courts, in any dispute regarding custody, with “declaring] the child’s inherent rights and establishing] the rights and duties as to the child’s custody... in accordance with this act.”64
*507At the outset, we note that the Child Custody Act is consistent with the notion that a child may have only a single domicile at any given point in time. Nowhere does the Child Custody Act indicate that a child may have dual domiciles, as Farm Bureau suggests. Rather, while the Child Custody Act permits a child to have a “legal residence with each parent,” that language serves merely as an acknowledgment that a child may have more than one residence.65 Absent an express indication that the Legislature intended a different result, we will not presume that the Legislature intended to modify the common-law rule applicable to children and adults alike that a person may have only a single domicile at a given point in time.66
However, no provision of the Child Custody Act expressly provides that an order establishing custody or domicile is conclusive evidence of a child’s domicile for purposes of the no-fault act or otherwise. Moreover, the Act allows for myriad possible scenarios in postdivorce familial relationships, recognizing different combina*508tions of legal and physical custody, and offering flexibility in terms of parenting time arrangements.67 Ultimately though, we believe that the Child Custody Act and related court rules lend further support to the conclusion that a child’s domicile is established by a custody determination of the family court because that entity is the single entity entrusted by our laws with the capacity to determine domicile under these circumstances.
Once a custody order is entered pursuant to a judgment of divorce or otherwise, that custody order is legally binding on the parents and the order cannot be modified absent court approval or compliance with the applicable provisions of the Child Custody Act.68 Because parents are legally bound by the terms of the custody order, the order therefore negates the parents’ *509legal capacity, which is necessary to establish a domicile of choice for the minor child that is different from that established in the custody order. Specific provisions of the Child Custody Act support the notion that a parent’s ultra vires acts do not, as a matter of law, effect a change in a child’s court-ordered domicile: If a parent wishes to modify a custody order, the Act requires a parent to move for modification of the custody order and to demonstrate a proper cause or change of circumstances related to the established custodial environment.69 And, in the instance that a parent seeks to change the child’s legal residence, the parent is prohibited from moving a child across state lines without court approval and, in some situations, is prohibited from moving the child more than 100 miles without prior court approval.70 Therefore, that parents are legally *510bound by custody orders mandates the conclusion that a child’s domicile is established by the court order as a matter of law.71
We thus believe that our prior conclusion — that in the instance where a child’s parents are divorced, the family court’s custody order entered pursuant to the Child Custody Act establishes the child’s domicile by operation of law and is determinative of the child’s domicile for purposes of the no-fault act — is consistent with the Child Custody Act itself.72 This holding gives the best effect to the provisions of the Child Custody Act, which entrusts courts with making custody determinations in a child’s “best interests,” including those *511related to living arrangements. Any contrary rule could foster noncompliance with custody orders entered under the Child Custody Act by implicitly sanctioning conduct that might establish a minor child’s domicile in contravention of a controlling custody order. Instead, adherence to the rule that the custody order controls the determination of a minor child’s domicile encourages compliance with legally binding court orders and statutory law.
Therefore, courts presiding over an insurance coverage dispute involving the minor child of divorced parents must treat a custody order as conclusive evidence of a child’s domicile.73 Where a court order sets a child’s custody or domicile by operation of law, the factual circumstances or the parents’ or child’s intentions are irrelevant to the domicile determination.74 Rather, the appropriate analysis is focused on the terms of the custody order. In directing courts to abide by the custody order, we are cognizant that the Child Custody Act draws a distinction between physical custody and legal custody: Physical custody pertains to where the child shall physically “reside,” whereas legal custody is understood to mean decision-making authority as to important decisions affecting the child’s welfare.75 Because the focus under our common law with respect to domicile mostly concerns a question of location and the *512same is true with respect to a child’s domicile in the instance that the parents are divorced,76 the relevant consideration is which parent has physical custody under the terms of the order.77 By way of example, a child’s domicile will be with a parent if the custody order grants that parent primary or sole physical custody, or expressly establishes domicile with that parent through a domicile provision, regardless of whether the parents share joint legal custody.78
*513C. APPLICATION
i. GRANGE V LAWRENCE
When the family court entered the 2005 judgment of divorce between Lawrence and Rosinski, their child Josalyn acquired a domicile by operation of law consistent with the terms of the judgment of divorce. Specifically, the order granted Lawrence and Rosinski joint legal custody, while Rosinski was granted primary physical custody and Lawrence liberal parenting time. Because the order granted Rosinski primary physical custody, Josalyn’s domicile was with Rosinski. So long as Josalyn lacked the legal capacity to acquire a new domicile of choice and neither of her parents successfully moved to modify the order through a motion to change custody or residence under MCL 722.27 or MCL 722.31 in a family court of continuing jurisdiction, Josalyn’s domicile would remain with Rosinski pursuant to the terms of the judgment of divorce.
At the time of the accident in 2009 the judgment of divorce had never been modified pursuant to the provisions of the Child Custody Act. Nor had Josalyn reached the age of majority or become emancipated, such that she could acquire a different domicile of her own choosing. Therefore, at the time of the accident, Josa-lyn’s domicile was with Rosinski pursuant to the terms *514of the judgment of divorce. In reaching the contrary conclusion that Josalyn was domiciled with both parents, the lower courts erred by concluding that a person could have dual domiciles, erred by failing to recognize the legal effect of the family court’s custody order, and erred by applying the Workman factors that are inapplicable to a person whose domicile is set by operation of law.
Therefore, because Josalyn can only have one domicile, it follows that she was not domiciled with Lawrence, Grange’s insured. The terms of the judgment of divorce provide conclusive evidence of Josalyn’s domicile and, there being no ambiguity in that order, there is no question of fact that Josalyn was domiciled in Rosinski’s household. It further follows that because Josalyn was not domiciled with Lawrence, Grange is not liable for Josa-lyn’s PIP benefits under MCL 500.3114(1). For this same reason, Grange is not an insurer of equal priority with Farm Bureau and, thus, Grange is not required to reimburse Farm Bureau under MCL 500.3115(2) for the PIP benefits it paid for Josalyn’s care following her accident.79 The lower courts therefore erred by denying Grange summary disposition.
ii. ACIA V STATE FARM
In ACIA, the 1995 judgment of divorce granted Taylor and Campanelli joint legal custody, Campanelli *515primary physical custody, and, in an express domicile provision, established Sarah’s domicile in Michigan with Campanelli. Upon entry of this order, Sarah’s domicile was established by operation of law and her parents no longer had the legal capacity to establish a different domicile of choice on Sarah’s behalf, and nor could Sarah, not having reached the age of majority and not being emancipated, acquire a new domicile of her own choosing. Campanelli, however, successfully moved for a change of residency in 1996 and the family court entered an order modifying the judgment of divorce by changing Sarah’s domicile to Tennessee. Taylor and Campanelli retained joint legal custody and Campanelli retained primary physical custody. Sarah’s domicile, then, was changed by operation of law to Tennessee upon entry of the 1996 order.
There is no dispute that the 1996 order expressly establishing Sarah’s domicile in Tennessee remained in effect at the time of the accident in 2007, when Sarah was only 16 years of age. Although Sarah was then residing with her mother in Michigan, Sarah was domiciled in Tennessee at the time of the accident as established by the 1996 order. There being no question of fact as to Sarah’s domicile in Tennessee, it is clear that ACIA, the insurer of the Michigan household, is not liable for Sarah’s PIP benefits under MCL 500.3114(1). Instead, State Farm is the insurer in first priority to pay PIP benefits, and the lower courts thus erred by denying ACIA summary disposition.
IV CONCLUSION
It has long been established in our common law that a person, including a child, may have only a single domicile at any one time. We reaffirm this principle and hold that a child of divorced parents who may have *516more than one legal residence, nevertheless still has only one domicile at a given point in time, including for purposes of the no-fault act. In the instance that the child’s parents are divorced and a family court has entered an order relating to custody, we hold, consistent with our common law and the Child Custody Act, that the child’s domicile is established by operation of law and that the custody order is determinative of the child’s domicile for purposes of the no-fault act.
In Grange, the judgment of divorce conclusively established the minor child’s domicile with her mother at the time of the accident and, thus, Grange is not hable for providing PIP benefits following the child’s automobile accident. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals in Grange and we remand to the circuit court for entry of summary disposition in favor of Grange.
In ACIA, the custody order conclusively established the minor child’s domicile with her father at the time of the accident and, thus, ACIA is not liable for providing PIP benefits following the child’s automobile accident. We thus reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals and we remand to the circuit court for entry of summary disposition in favor of ACIA.
Young, C.J., and Cavanagh and Viviano, JJ., concurred with Kelly, J.