We all know that divorce settlements often get ugly. 

We hear stories about the couples who chainsaw couches in half, such is their disagreement over who is entitled to get what. So, who knew that, behind our backs, divorce settlements have been getting even messier? 

Today, legal affairs reporter Michaela Whitbourn on the new methods that couples are using to hide their assets.

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