Petrowsky v. Krause

Our state domestic abuse statute applies to certain acts engaged in by "an adult family member or adult household member against another adult family member or adult household member." Section 813.12(1), Stats. "Household member" means any person "currently or formerly residing in a place of abode with another person." Section 813.12(1)(c). In this case, the parties were dating, but were not married. The evidence shows only that they stayed together under one roof when they took frequent trips to a cabin in northern Wisconsin during the summer of 1996. We hold as a matter of law that the…