1. (1) that parent has been awarded custody of the child; or
2. (2) the other parent has abandoned the child or is dead.

One parent, to the exclusion of the other parent, is entitled to the services and earnings of a minor child if:

Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984.

Formerly Art. 72A, § 2.