In Defence of the ‘Gold-Digger’
This article examines the gold-digging trope in family law. It explores the etymology of the term and how it has been employed in cultural and legal contexts, such as media, parliamentary debates and case law. It is argued that the gold-digger construct has shifted, in that it was once applied only...
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This article examines the gold-digging trope in family law. It explores the etymology of the term and how it has been employed in cultural and legal contexts, such as media, parliamentary debates and case law. It is argued that the gold-digger construct has shifted, in that it was once applied only to women who formed relationships with men for financial gain, but is now used against all women in the context of modern equality claims in family law, regardless of their intentions. Today, the gold-digger is any woman who seeks a fair share of family assets on divorce, and the concept informs ideas not only of claims to financial relief on divorce, but also the enforceability of prenuptial agreements.
Este artículo analiza la figura de la cazafortunas en el derecho de familia. Estudia la etimología del término y cómo se ha empleado en contextos culturales y legales, como medios de comunicación, debates parlamentarios y jurisprudencia. Defiende que el concepto de cazafortunas ha cambiado, ya que en una época sólo se aplicaba a las mujeres que establecían relaciones con hombres para obtener ganancias financieras, y ahora se usa contra todas las mujeres en el contexto de las reivindicaciones modernas de igualdad en el derecho de familia, sin tener en cuenta sus intenciones. Hoy en día, cualquier mujer que en caso de divorcio busque una división justa de los bienes de la familia se considera una cazafortunas, y el concepto denuncia ideas relacionadas no sólo con la asistencia financiera en caso de divorcio, sino también con la ejecutabilidad de los acuerdos prematrimoniales.
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| spelling | doaj-art-4bcd3ecf66954269aa26a40be136e81f2025-08-20T02:23:40ZengOñati International Institute for the Sociology of LawOñati Socio-Legal Series2079-59712016-01-0166622In Defence of the ‘Gold-Digger’Sharon Thompson0Keele University This article examines the gold-digging trope in family law. It explores the etymology of the term and how it has been employed in cultural and legal contexts, such as media, parliamentary debates and case law. It is argued that the gold-digger construct has shifted, in that it was once applied only to women who formed relationships with men for financial gain, but is now used against all women in the context of modern equality claims in family law, regardless of their intentions. Today, the gold-digger is any woman who seeks a fair share of family assets on divorce, and the concept informs ideas not only of claims to financial relief on divorce, but also the enforceability of prenuptial agreements. Este artículo analiza la figura de la cazafortunas en el derecho de familia. Estudia la etimología del término y cómo se ha empleado en contextos culturales y legales, como medios de comunicación, debates parlamentarios y jurisprudencia. Defiende que el concepto de cazafortunas ha cambiado, ya que en una época sólo se aplicaba a las mujeres que establecían relaciones con hombres para obtener ganancias financieras, y ahora se usa contra todas las mujeres en el contexto de las reivindicaciones modernas de igualdad en el derecho de familia, sin tener en cuenta sus intenciones. Hoy en día, cualquier mujer que en caso de divorcio busque una división justa de los bienes de la familia se considera una cazafortunas, y el concepto denuncia ideas relacionadas no sólo con la asistencia financiera en caso de divorcio, sino también con la ejecutabilidad de los acuerdos prematrimoniales. DOWNLOAD THIS PAPER FROM SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2887022 https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/736Family lawmarriagegenderprenuptial agreementsfinancial provision on divorceDerecho de familia |
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