Statute · California Family Code
Cal. Fam. Code § 6211 — SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS
Cal. Fam. Code § 6211
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Family Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 1994-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
“Domestic violence” is abuse perpetrated against any of the following persons:
Citator
Cal. Fam. Code § 6211 — SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
“Domestic violence” is abuse perpetrated against any of the following persons:
(a) A spouse or former spouse.
(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.