Section 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 […]

Section 4-602 – Findings; Statement of Intent

    (a)    The General Assembly finds that:         (1)    homemakers have been an insufficiently recognized sector of the work force who make an invaluable contribution to the welfare of the residents of this State; and         (2)    there is an ever-increasing number of individuals in this State who:             (i)    have fulfilled a role as homemaker;             (ii)    in their middle years, because of separation, […]