FINANCIAL SECRECY

The Danger of Financial Secrecy in Marriage Financial secrecy begins when one spouse deliberately keeps important financial information from the other. It could be hidden income, secret accounts, undisclosed debts, unexplained spending, secret investments, loans given to family members, or even a second financial life that the other spouse knows nothing about. The danger is that what begins as “this is my private money” can eventually become “I can no longer trust you.”