Family Code section 6209

“Cohabitant” means a person who regularly resides in the household. “Former cohabitant” means a person who formerly regularly resided in the household.

Source: Section 6209, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=6209. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_6209

Original Source: Section 6209, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=6209. (last accessed May 12, 2025).