In this situation, a litigant asks the court to recognize the validity of the case and to award partial payment of costs before the end of proceedings. This advance money helps to cover the costs of litigation for a party that could not otherwise afford to go to court, or to continue with the case on appeal. In Canada, courts have supported ordering costs for a litigant before a final ruling in a few cases, most often in matrimonial property litigation and in some trust, bankruptcy and corporate cases, and in cases where the litigant is challenging public policy.