California Family Code 6211 – “Domestic violence” is abuse perpetrated against any of the following …
“Domestic violence” is abuse perpetrated against any of the following persons:
(a) A spouse or former spouse.
Terms Used In California Family Code 6211
- Person: includes a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or public entity. See California Family Code 105
- Respondent: includes defendant, where appropriate. See California Family Code 127
- Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by Section 297. See California Family Code 143
(b) A cohabitant or former cohabitant, as defined in Section 6209.
(c) A person with whom the respondent is having or has had a dating or engagement relationship.
(d) A person with whom the respondent has had a child, where the presumption applies that the male parent is the father of the child of the female parent under the Uniform Parentage Act (Part 3 (commencing with Section 7600) of Division 12).
(e) A child of a party or a child who is the subject of an action under the Uniform Parentage Act, where the presumption applies that the male parent is the father of the child to be protected.
(f) Any other person related by consanguinity or affinity within the second degree.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 154. Effective January 1, 1994.)