{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-205","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 5–205","heading":"","body":"One parent, to the exclusion of the other parent, is entitled to the services and earnings of a minor child if:\n(1) that parent has been awarded custody of the child; or\n(2) the other parent has abandoned the child or is dead.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=5-205","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"bde6afcd60b89f682a7b622861a435d211c6147e990e927752c3a8dfce61537b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-204","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}