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Gold-digger clause


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A government marriage policy that was first established in 1901 is causing Walter and Norma Pinsent a lot of stress. The Militia Pensions Act contains a section that has become known as the 'gold-digger clause' meaning if a couple gets married after the pensioner is 60-years-old, the spouse gets nothing if that pensioner passes away.
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