With President-elect Donald Trump set to return to the White House in January, questions have been raised about whether former and future first lady Melania Trump will join him.

The answer to that is no, or at least not full-time, though she intends to be at the White House when necessary and will continue to provide advice and support to her husband, according to the Independent.

Instead, Melania plans to split her time between the White House and the family's residences in New York, where her son Barron is going to college, and the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

Melania's top priority is being close to Barron

CNN reported that Melania Trump was unlikely to reside full-time at the White House because her top priority is being close to and supporting her son Barron while he attends New York University, which isn't far from the family's luxurious abode atop Trump Tower.

Per former White House correspondent and unauthorized Melania biographer Kate Bennett, the former and future first lady will "be as active in the East Wing or as inactive as she cares to be."

"She is not someone secretly supporting the resistance, tapping SOS on the windowpanes -- that’s not her," the reporter continued, debunking the leftist narratives that Melania is unhappy or feels trapped in her marriage.

Bennett added, "She still has to walk the fine line any first lady does, which is why it’s a terrible job: You have to be smart -- but not too smart. You have to care about what you look like -- but not too much. You have to have thoughts about issues facing the world -- but you also have to have a holiday cookie recipe."

"Melania will be a part-time first lady"

The New York Post seemed to separately confirm CNN's report and cited an unnamed source close to Melania Trump who said she would split her time between the White House, Florida, and New York "so she can be the hands-on mother to Barron that she is."

"Melania will be the first lady, but only on her terms. She’ll do the big events. But no ladies’ tea and no -- or very few -- interviews," the inside source continued. "She views winning as the main show, and the rest she’ll do as she pleases. She’s really in the driver’s seat as to her duties at the White House."

The source added, "Melania will be a part-time first lady -- while being a full-time mother and wife."

Those reports also appear to confirm a report in June from an Axios reporter who spoke with some of Melania's friends and acquaintances who also doubted that she would move back into the White House full-time if her husband was re-elected as the president.

"More likely," the reporter wrote at the time, "jetting between Palm Beach and New York (where her son Barron is attending NYU), coming to the White House only for ceremonial undertakings like state dinners or special events."

"This time is different"

Melania Trump herself gave an indication that things would not be the same as before in an interview with Fox News just a week before the election, when she said of the possibility of being the first lady again, "I'm not anxious because this time is different."

"I have much more experience, much more knowledge. I was in the White House before," she added. "So when you go in, you know exactly what to expect. You know what kind of people you need to get. You need to have people that are on your team, that they have the same vision as me and to serve me because they serve the country."