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§ 4-602. Findings of General Assembly

West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Family Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 4. Spouses (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Displaced Homemakers (Refs & Annos)
Part I. Definition; General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Family Law, § 4-602
§ 4-602. Findings of General Assembly
Currentness
Findings
(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, divorce, or the death or disability of a family member depended on for support, are:
1. displaced homemakers; and
2. without income or with substantially reduced income;
(iii) very often are ineligible for public assistance, unemployment benefits, insurance benefits, and Social Security benefits;
(iv) have the highest unemployment rate of any sector of the work force;
(v) face discrimination in employment because of age and the absence of any recent employment experience;
(vi) often have lost rights as beneficiaries under employers' pension and health plans and other insurance plans; and
(vii) often are unacceptable to private insurance plans because of their age.
Statement of intent
(b) In enacting this subtitle, the General Assembly intends to provide to displaced homemakers the counseling, training, employment placement assistance, services, and health care that displaced homemakers need to continue as productive residents of this State.

Credits

Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1985, c. 478, § 1, eff. July 1, 1985.
Formerly Art. 88A, § 90.
MD Code, Family Law, § 4-602, MD FAMILY § 4-602
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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