article_snippet: A judge heard William and Caroline Hopkins, who had lived together near Wincanton, Somerset, married more than three decades after starting an affair, but separated after less than three years.
article_snippet: The High Court in London heard the couple, who separated in the summer of 2011, had signed a 'post-nuptial' agreement under which Caroline Hopkins would receive two properties, £350,000 and a share of Caroline Hopkins ex-husband's pension.
article_snippet: But Mr Hopkins denied there was any such incident, but accepted there may have been 'some physical tension' between them during an 'extremely fraught' time as them marriage broke down.
article_snippet: The couple, now in The couple 60s, met in the 1980s while both were married with young children.
article_snippet: both were married with young children had a child together after what was described as a 'clandestine affair', but only married in 2009.
article_snippet: After moving in together in Wincanton in 2001, both were married with young children married after Mr Hopkins had begged Caroline Hopkins to give Mr Hopkins 'one last chance', The court heard.
article_snippet: But just over a year after both were married with young children wedding, Caroline Hopkins went to see a divorce lawyer to seek advice about Caroline Hopkins entitlements – and the post-nuptial agreement was signed in August 2011.
highlights_snippet: William and Caroline Hopkins married in 2009 after an affair in the 1980s .
  