§ 34-6-2-44.8 Family or household member

34-6-2-44.8 “Family or household member”

    Sec. 44.8. (a) 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 engaged 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) 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); or

    (7) has a child in common with the other person.

    (b) 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.