California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 18291

WIC § 18291 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 9 · Part 6 · Ch. 5

Statute text

For purposes of this chapter:

(a)“Domestic violence” means abuse committed against an adult or a minor who is a spouse, former spouse, cohabitant, former cohabitant, or person with whom the suspect has had a child or is having or has had a dating or engagement relationship.

(b)“Cohabitant” means two unrelated adult persons living together for a substantial period of time, resulting in some permanency of relationship. Factors that may determine whether persons are cohabiting include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 124. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.