Terms Used In Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 4-606

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
(a) To assist displaced homemakers in becoming gainfully employed, the center shall provide them with:

(1) counseling;

(2) training;

(3) skills;

(4) services; and

(5) education.

(b) To the extent the center has the resources available, the center may also provide these services to persons who are at least 30 years old and:

(1) who satisfy the criteria for displaced homemakers under § 4-601(2), (3), (4), and (5) of this subtitle; or

(2) who have depended on Aid to Families with Dependent Children or temporary cash assistance for at least 24 months.