Montana § 39-7-303 - Definitions
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§ 39-7-303. Definitions
Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Adult" means a person who is 18 years of age or older. (2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of labor and industry as provided in 2-15-1701 . (3) "Displaced homemaker" means an adult who: (a) has worked as an adult primarily without remuneration to care for the home and family and for that reason has diminished marketable skills and who has been dependent on public assistance or on the income of a relative but is no longer supported by that income; or (b) (i) is a parent whose youngest dependent child will become ineligible to receive cash assistance, as defined in 53-4-201 , pursuant to Title 53, chapter 4, part 2, within 2 years of the parent's application for displaced homemaker assistance; (ii) is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining any employment or suitable employment, as appropriate; or (iii) meets the qualifications described in subsection (3)(a) or (3)(b) and is a criminal offender.
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