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(2) the resources available to the person eligible for relief and the
respondent.

[(f)] (G) "Home" means the property in this State that:

(1) is the principal residence of a person eligible for relief; and

(2) is owned, rented, or leased by the person eligible for relief or respondent
or, in a petition alleging child abuse or abuse of a vulnerable adult, an adult living in the
home at the time of a proceeding under this subtitle.

. [(g)] (H) "Local department" means the local department of social services that
has jurisdiction in the county:

(1)    where the home is located; of

(2)    if different, where the abuse is alleged to have taken place.

[(h)](I)      "Person eligible for relief includes:

(1)    the current or former spouse of the respondent;

(2)    a cohabitant of the respondent;

(3) a person related to the respondent by blood or marriage, or a parent,
stepparent, child, or stepchild of the respondent or the person eligible for relief who
resides or resided with the respondent or person eligible for relief for at least 90 days
within 1 year before the filing of the petition;

(4) a vulnerable adult; or

(5) an individual who has a child in common with the respondent.

[(i)] (J) (1) "Petitioner" means an individual who files a petition.

(2) "Petitioner" includes:

(i) a person eligible for relief; or

(ii) the following persons who may seek relief from abuse on behalf of
a minor or vulnerable adult:

1. the State's Attorney for the county where the child or
vulnerable adult lives, or, if different, whore the abuse is alleged to have taken place;

2. the department of social services that has jurisdiction in the
county where the child or vulnerable adult lives, or, if different, where the abuse is
alleged to have taken place;

3. a blood relative of the child or vulnerable adult; or

4. an adult who resides in the home.

[(j)] (K) "Respondent" means the person alleged in the petition to have
committed the abuse.

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