Debts that survive a bankruptcy are outlined in Section 178 of the Bankruptcy & Insolvency Act. Whether or not your court costs are going to fall within this Section is going to depend on what the costs relate to.
The costs that I can see being reviewed would be:
-court fines. Are these costs applicable to some type of fine from the court?
-is it any type of restitution order?
-fraud or misappropriation of assets. Is there any reference to this in the judgment?
But if they are simply costs resulting from a civil claim that you lost (a lawsuit for money owed), then yes…..they can be included in a bankruptcy.
If you would like to contact me with the specifics of your court costs, I can be reached at the contact info below.
Donna Carson, CGA, CIRP, Trustee
Calgary, Airdrie, Drumheller regions
403.537.7657 or 1.877.500.0792
[email protected]