CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 8Responding to an application and contested applications: property and affairs8.1Introduction8.4Initial steps8.9Consenting to an application8.13Becoming a party8.18Being removed as a party8.19Contesting an application8.26Contested applications – the Case Management Pilot8.29The stages of the property and affairs pathway8.30When the application becomes contested8.31Case management on allocation to the pathway8.32Dispute resolution hearing8.41Final hearing8.43Costs8.45Urgent applications