Legislation
SECTION 534
Adjournment on motion of court
Family Court Act (FCT) CHAPTER 686, ARTICLE 5, PART 3
§ 534. Adjournment on motion of court. On its own motion, the court
may adjourn the hearing after it has made a finding of paternity to
enable it to make inquiry into the surroundings, conditions and
capacities of the child, into the financial abilities and
responsibilities of both parents or for other proper cause. If the court
so adjourns the hearing, it may require the respondent to give an
undertaking to appear.
may adjourn the hearing after it has made a finding of paternity to
enable it to make inquiry into the surroundings, conditions and
capacities of the child, into the financial abilities and
responsibilities of both parents or for other proper cause. If the court
so adjourns the hearing, it may require the respondent to give an
undertaking to appear.