Code of Civil Procedure Article 85
Co-parties shall bear the litigation expenses in equal proportion. Notwithstanding, where there is a manifest difference in the co-parties?gains and losses from the action, the court may, taking such difference into consideration, order the litigation expenses to be borne proportionately to the gains and losses.When the co-parties lose an action over a joint or indivisible debt, they shall bear the litigation expenses jointly and severally.When one of the co-parties conducts acts of litigation solely for his/her own interests, the expenses incurred thereby shall be borne by such party.
中文原文 民事訴訟法第85條
共同訴訟人,按其人數,平均分擔訴訟費用。
但共同訴訟人於訴訟之利害關係顯有差異者,法院得酌量其利害關係之比例,命分別負擔。
共同訴訟人因連帶或不可分之債敗訴者,應連帶負擔訴訟費用。
共同訴訟人中有專為自己之利益而為訴訟行為者,因此所生之費用,應由該當事人負擔。
但共同訴訟人於訴訟之利害關係顯有差異者,法院得酌量其利害關係之比例,命分別負擔。
共同訴訟人因連帶或不可分之債敗訴者,應連帶負擔訴訟費用。
共同訴訟人中有專為自己之利益而為訴訟行為者,因此所生之費用,應由該當事人負擔。