Are both homes in CA? If both of you live and work in CA, owning a second home does not affect your ability to file a joint return for CA, even you live apart. If you are filing a joint tax return, you do not have to tell CA you live at separate addresses. You can file jointly no matter where you live -- apart or together. Since you are filing ONE joint state tax return, use the address where you want the state to send a letter or a check to the two of you. When you file jointly, your refund will be in both names, and any mail sent to you will be for both of you. The fact that you own a "second home" is irrelevant.
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