The criminal act of the abandonment in the household is in the form of neglecting his wife and children who do not provide physical and spiritual support as a husband's obligation to his wife in the marriage bond. What is the category of domestic violence crime? How is the criminal responsibility for the perpetrators of the crime of the abandonment in the household according to the decision of the Tarutung District Court Number 122/Pid.Sus/2015/PN.Trt. How is the legal protection for the victims of criminal acts of the abandonment of the household. The results showed that the category of criminal acts of domestic violence is any act of violence both verbally and physically, either in the form of actions or actions, or threats to life, these actions are directed at the victim because she is a woman. According to the decision of the Tarutung District Court Number 122/Pid.Sus/2015/PN.Trt, the defendant is obliged to take responsibility for his actions in accordance with the decision handed down by the panel of judges, namely serving imprisonment for 1 (one) month and paying court fee of Rp. 2000, - (two thousand rupiah). Legal protection for victims of domestic neglect reported to the police will be processed in the Special Service Room. In this Special Service Room, every victim of Domestic Violence can complain, report all acts of Domestic Violence they experience and the police, especially the Women Police play a role in serving and protecting victims. Keywords : Criminal Act, Abandonment, Household.