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The Laws of New York
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CHAPTER 686
Family Court
ARTICLE 8
Family Offenses Proceedings
PART 3
Hearing
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Petitioner and respondent may have friend or relative present
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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.