Last month it was reported that Adele and her husband of three years, Simon Konecki, had separated. If it is correct that they did not enter into a prenuptial agreement, is she really saying goodbye to half of her fortune?

With a wealthy couple where there is an excess of assets available over and above needs being met, the court will generally apply the law whereby what they each brought into the marriage remains theirs’ and what’s generated during the marriage is divided equally. However, Adele will be disappointed to hear that where there is pre-marital cohabitation that progresses straight to marriage, the court rewinds t...