If you are concerned that your spouse may dispose of family assets prior to trial and thus defeat your claim to those assets, you must act fast. One option you have is to apply for a Section 91 financial restraining order, otherwise known as an asset freezing order.  This order prohibits your spouse from disposing, encumbering or otherwise dealing with a family asset or an asset at issue.  These Orders are often made on interim basis (prior to trial) to ensure that a parties rights at trial are preserved. Our family lawyers often deal with situations where companies are at stake and one spouse controls the company. It is possible to obtain freezing orders affecting the companies: for example orders that would prevent your spouse from taking money out of the family company to support his/her lavish lifestyle. However, this is a very technical area of law as you need to ensure that the restraining order would not impact the day-to-day operation or the value of the bussinesses at dispute. Our family lawyers at Nasser Allan LLP have the knowledge and expertise to seek uniquely crafted restraining orders affecting businesses and companies, which would have minimal impact on the day-to-day operations of the entities at dispute. If you are dealing with foreign/international assets or your spouse is not a resident in BC, you can apply for a Mareva injunction to prevent your spouse from disposing of assets. This injunctive relief helps you protect your interests by preserving the assets in dispute pending trial. Rule 12-2 of Supreme Court Family Rules gives the court the authority to order Mareva injunctions. To successfully obtain a Mareva injunction, you must: demonstrate a strong prima facie case against your spouse; demonstrate that there is a genuine risk that the assets will disappear either inside or outside the jurisdiction of the court prior to judgment (Aetna Financial Services Ltd. v. Feigelman, [1985] 1 SCR 2, 1985 CanLII 55 (SCC); Manousakis v. Manousakis(1979), 10 B.C.L.R. P-21 (S.C.)); and give an undertaking in damages (Manousakis). Our Family Lawyers at Nasser Allan LLP are fully versed with the law in this area and know how to obtain injunctive reliefs against foreign/international assets or foreign/international residents. Book your appointment with us today to learn how we can help you protect your interests and preserve assets pending trial.