108.3 Definitions

Domestic violence includes, but is not limited to, one or more of the following:

55 Pa. Code § 108.2

Physical acts that resulted in, or threatened to result in, physical injury to the individual .

Mental abuse, including but not limited to, stalking, threats to kidnap, kill or otherwise harm people or damage property, threats to commit suicide, repeated use of degrading or coercive language, controlling access to food or sleep, and controlling or withholding access to economic and social resources .

Sexual abuse .

Sexual activity involving a dependent child.

Being forced as the caretaker relative of a dependent child to engage in nonconsensual sexual acts or activities .

Threats of, or attempts at, physical or sexual abuse , sexual harassment, sexual assault, or

Neglect or deprivation of medical care.

FVI – Family Violence Indicator – A marker placed on the CAO and Domestic Relations Section (DRS) records to indicate one or more individuals in the file are victims of domestic violence.

FVO – Family Violence Option – An optional provision in 42 U.S.C.A. §602(a)(7) relating to family violence under which a state may elect to identify individuals with a history of domestic violence, refer them for counseling and supportive services and, upon a showing of good cause, waive one or more program requirements for these individuals.

PACSES – Pennsylvania Automated Child Support Enforcement System – Pennsylvania’s single statewide automated data processing and information retrieval system for child support enforcement under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§651-669b).

Work and work-related activities – Activities set forth in Pennsylvania Code Chapter 165 (relating to Road to Economic Self-Sufficiency through Employment and Training (RESET) Program).

Work and work-related activity requirements – Requirements set for in Pennsylvania Code Chapter 165 (relating to Road to Economic Self-Sufficiency through Employment and Training (RESET) Program).

Updated May 22, 2024, replacing August 9, 2021