# Family Law (GFL)

## Title 4. Spouses

### Subtitle 6. Displaced Homemakers

#### Section 4-601

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.

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Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)