§ 56-143 — Conditions of allowance.

Such allowance shall be made by the county court and only upon the following conditions: (1) The child or children for whose benefit the allowance is made must be living with the mother of such child or children; (2) The allowance shall be made only when in the absence of such allowance the mother would be required to work regularly away from her home and children, and when by means of such allowance she will be able to remain at home with her children; (3) The mother must, in the judgment of the county court, be a proper person, morally, physically and mentally, for the bringing up of her children; (4) Such allowance shall, in the judgment of the court, be necessary to save the child or children from neglect; (5) No person shall receive the benefit of this act who shall not have been a resident of the county in which such application is made for at least one (1) year next before the making of such application for such allowance.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1915, c. 183, § 3. Amended by Laws 1921, c. 19, p. 26, § 1.