Definitions

Intimate association, primarily characterized by affectionate or sexual involvement. For purposes of [the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act], a casual acquaintance or ordinary fraternization between persons in a business or social context shall not constitute a dating relationship.

Any act of physical harm or the threat of imminent physical harm which is committed by an adult, emancipated minor, or minor child thirteen (13) years of age or older against another adult, emancipated minor or minor child who is currently or was previously an intimate partner or family or household member.

a. Parents, including grandparents, stepparents, adoptive parents and foster parents,

b. Children, including grandchildren, stepchildren, adopted children and foster children,

c. Persons otherwise related by blood or marriage living in the same household,

d. Persons otherwise related by blood or marriage, or

e. Persons not related by blood or marriage living in the same household.

a. Current or former spouses,

b. Persons who are or were in a dating relationship,

c. Persons who are the biological parents of the same child, regardless of their marital status or whether they have lived together at any time, and 

d. Persons who currently or formerly lived together in an intimate way, primarily characterized by affectionate or sexual involvement. A sexual relationship may be an indicator that a person is an intimate partner, but is never a necessary condition.