Legislation
SECTION 836
Adjournments
Family Court Act (FCT) CHAPTER 686, ARTICLE 8, PART 3
§ 836. Adjournments. (a) The court may adjourn a fact-finding hearing
or a dispositional hearing for good cause shown on its own motion or on
motion of either party.
(b) At the conclusion of a fact-finding hearing and after it has made
findings required before a dispositional hearing may commence, the court
may adjourn the proceedings to enable it to make inquiry into the
surroundings, conditions, and capacities of the persons involved in the
proceedings.
or a dispositional hearing for good cause shown on its own motion or on
motion of either party.
(b) At the conclusion of a fact-finding hearing and after it has made
findings required before a dispositional hearing may commence, the court
may adjourn the proceedings to enable it to make inquiry into the
surroundings, conditions, and capacities of the persons involved in the
proceedings.