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      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.