You may request a Domestic Violence Order of Protection to be issued when you file against a household member and there are acts or threatened acts of abuse. A household member does not have to be living in the same home, but does include the following people: Parent, child, spouse or former spouse, current or former girlfriend or boyfriend, grandparent, or grandchild. You may also file against someone who is not a household member if you are being stalked or were sexually assaulted.