Couples keep cash secrets

At LEAST one in ten men say they would hide their assets from their exes to avoid paying their fair share in court.

Women are at risk of losing out in divorce proceedings on their 50 per cent share, family law firm Mishcon de Reya found.

Almost one in three couples (29 per cent) do not know exactly how much their partner earns and two in three (63 per cent ) maintain separate bank accounts, the research revealed.

More than one in ten people (12 per cent ) conceals the true cost of high-value items such as jewellery, with 56 per cent admitting to hiding receipts to keep their partner in the dark.