(1) If a party has been served with a document referred to in subrule (2), and the party does not want to contest the relief sought in the document, the party may file and serve a submitting notice in the approved form.
(2) The documents are the following:
(a) an application for final orders;
(b) a response to an application for final orders;
(c) a reply to a response to an application for final orders.
(3) The submitting notice must:
(a) state that the party submits to any order that the court may make; and
(b) state whether the party wants to be heard on the question of costs; and
(c) include an address for service.
(4) A submitting notice for a party served with a document referred to in subrule (2) must be filed:
(a) before the first court date; or
(b) if the party was added to the proceeding after that date--before the date for the next procedural hearing.
(5) A party who has filed a submitting notice may apply to the court for leave to withdraw the notice.
(6) An application under subrule (5) must be accompanied by an affidavit stating:
(a) why the party wants to withdraw the submitting notice; and
(b) the party's intentions in relation to the further conduct of the proceeding.