{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-4-601","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 4–601","heading":"","body":"In this subtitle, “displaced homemaker” means an individual who:\n(1) is at least 35 years old;\n(2) has worked for the individual’s family in the family home;\n(3) is not gainfully employed;\n(4) has had, or would have, difficulty in securing employment; and\n(5) has depended on:\n(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\n(ii) government assistance as the parent of a dependent child and is no longer eligible for that assistance.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=4-601","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"391e99e14ad91b4cca14004795ef49a37776f5bbb8f4992dc090d12c4e85f5db","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-4-516","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-4-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}