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What is the legal definition of a family or household member?

Orders of protection can protect you against family or household members who commit domestic or family violence against you. “Family or household members” are defined as adults or minors who are:

  • your current or former spouse;
  • someone who lives with you or has lived with you recently;
  • someone you are dating;
  • someone you recently had a sexual relationship with;
  • someone who is related to you by blood or by adoption;
  • someone who is - or used to be - related to you by marriage; or
  • someone you share a child with.1

A family or household member can also be a minor child that resulted from any of the relationships listed above.1

1 8 CMC § 1902(b)

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