A Freezing Order is an interim injunction which will prevent your estranged spouse from disposing of matrimonial assets, whilst proceedings for a financial Order are pending at the Court. Such an Order could be used to prevent your estranged spouse from utilising funds from bank accounts, from dealing with properties, shares, investments and expensive possessions such as vehicles or jewellery. In exceptional circumstances, assets which are held overseas can be preserved through a Freezing Order.

You should note that applications for a Freezing Order can be costly, therefore specialist advice from a solicitor to see whether such an application should be brought. Not only will a Freezing Order bind the individual named in the Order, but will also bind other individuals such as lenders, trustees and business companions.