In the event of a concern that the retrieval of the right can become extremely difficult or impossible on account of a possible
change in the current state, or an inconvenience or serious damages may occur because of delay, a provisional remedy regarding the subject matter of the dispute may be granted (art. 389). Provisional remedy may be granted to serve one of three purposes: performance (e.g. provisional alimony), protection (e.g. surrendering the subject matter to a trustee) or a temporary constructive measure (e.g. granting the custody of a child to a parent in divorce actions).