Laws of New York (Last Updated: November 21, 2014) |
FCT Family Court |
Article 7. PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING WHETHER A PERSON IS IN NEED OF SUPERVISION |
Part 4. HEARINGS |
Section 748. Adjournment of fact-finding hearing
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(a) If the respondent is in detention, the court may adjourn a fact-finding hearing (i) on its own motion or on motion of the petitioner for good cause shown for not more than three days; (ii) on motion on behalf of the respondent or by his parent or other person legally responsible for his care for good cause shown, for a reasonable period of time. (b) Successive motions to adjourn a fact-finding hearing may be granted only under special circumstances. (c) The court shall state on the record the reason for any adjournment of the fact-finding hearing.