§ 4-601. "Displaced homemaker" defined

   In this subtitle, "displaced homemaker" means an individual who:

   (1) is at least 35 years old;

   (2) has worked for the individual's family in the family home;

   (3) is not gainfully employed;

   (4) has had, or would have, difficulty in securing employment; and

   (5) has depended on:

      (i) the income of a family member and has lost that income as the result of separation, divorce, or the death or disability of that family member; or

      (ii) government assistance as the parent of a dependent child and is no longer eligible for that assistance.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 88A, § 91; 1984, ch. 296, § 2; 1990, ch. 304.