MANDATORY ASSET PRESERVATION
MANDATORY ASSET PRESERVATION
We are working to pass a law that automatically protects all family savings for every individual going through separation in Canada. This ensures that both partners have equal access to the money they built together and requires full, honest disclosure of all assets, providing security and peace of mind during difficult transitions.
This legislation is a critical safeguard for senior non-financial spouses in grey divorce, who are even more fragile financially and health-wise.
This legislation is a critical safeguard for senior non-financial spouses in grey divorce, who are even more fragile financially and health-wise.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Savannah Gabriel is constantly working behind the scenes to push the advancement of this cause, ensuring every voice is heard in the halls of power.
THE ADVOCACY INITIATIVE
NO WOMAN LEFT BEHIND
Fighting for equity when assets are secured, and voices are silenced.
The reality of ‘Credit, Not Liquidity’ is a quiet crisis.
When one spouse secures all shared assets, leaving the other without the means to seek fairness, justice becomes a luxury. We are fighting to ensure the invisible labor that built the foundation is recognized and compensated.
When one spouse secures all shared assets, leaving the other without the means to seek fairness, justice becomes a luxury. We are fighting to ensure the invisible labor that built the foundation is recognized and compensated.
01. THE INJUSTICE
Decades of Availability vs. The Cost of Fairness
“After decades of being available to the entire family—sacrificing career growth and personal liquidity—many women find themselves financially abandoned. Society often sees a woman seeking what is fair as ‘wrong,’ a narrative that isolates her further.”
The systemic design often leaves the primary caregiver rich in contributions but poor in liquidity. When marriages dissolve, the corporate structure of a household is laid bare: the one who managed the intangible assets is expected to leave with nothing, while the one who managed the accounts dictates terms. This is not a dispute; it is an eviction from one’s life work.
The Fair Access Bill
Legislative Framework
The Core Principle
Pushing for a legal norm where no spouse has more access to marital funds than the other during separation.
Immediate Execution
Upon the filing of separation, an automatic mandatory freeze is initiated on all joint and individual liquid assets, requiring joint authorization for significant withdrawals.
Mandatory Financial Disclosure
The court system must mandate full financial transparency from the start. We are ending the practice where sharing financial information is treated as optional or delayed, ensuring every dollar is accounted for.
Take a Stand for Financial Equity.
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Why It Matters
Preventing Financial Abandonment
Without mandatory preservation, the primary earner can legally drain accounts before proceedings begin, leaving the non-financial spouse without resources to retain counsel or maintain basic living standards.
Ending 'Credit-Only Living'
We aim to eradicate the systemic failure that forces non-financial spouses to rely on high-interest credit cards for survival while rightful marital assets are unilaterally withheld.