Cal. Fam. Code § 6209 : CALIFORNIA FAMILY CODE — PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE — SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS — Cohabitant TEXT PDF "Cohabitant" means a person who regularly resides in the household. "Former cohabitant" means a person who formerly regularly resided in the household. Ca. Fam. Code § 6209 Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 154. Effective January 1, 1994.