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Indiana Code Title 12. Human Services § 12-18-8-3

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, an individual is a “family or household member” of another person if the individual:

(1) is a current or former spouse of the other person;

(2) is dating or has dated the other person;

(3) is or was engaged in a sexual relationship with the other person;

(4) is related by blood or adoption to the other person;

(5) is or was related by marriage to the other person;

(6) cohabits or formerly cohabited with the other person;  or

(7) has or previously had an established legal relationship:

(A) as a guardian of the other person;

(B) as a ward of the other person;

(C) as a custodian of the other person;

(D) as a foster parent of the other person;  or

(E) in a capacity with respect to the other person similar to those listed in clauses (A) through (D).

(b) As used in this chapter, an individual is a “family or household member” of both persons to whom subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5), (a)(6), or (a)(7) applies if the individual is a minor child of one (1) of the persons.

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