BackgroundMarriage Contract • May 28th, 2021
Contract Type FiledMay 28th, 2021This document demonstrates how the Spanish legal approach to the dowry and arras afforded women the ability to escape unhappy marriages. Doña María could leave her husband and still support herself and her daughters because she had a pre-existing and protected fortune. She is also able to counter her husband’s custody claim by arguing that any fortune he has left is legally hers to make up for the dowry he