One parent, to the exclusion of the other parent, is entitled to the services and earnings of a minor child if: (1) that parent has been awarded custody of the child; or (2) the other parent has abandoned the child or is dead.
Maryland Legal Code
One parent, to the exclusion of the other parent, is entitled to the services and earnings of a minor child if: (1) that parent has been awarded custody of the child; or (2) the other parent has abandoned the child or is dead.