Statute:

Adjournments

ยง 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.

FCT 836 2014-09-22

Sections:

Article 8 - Family Offenses Proceedings
Part 1 - (812 - 818) Jurisdiction
812 - Procedures for family offense proceedings.
813 - Transfer to criminal court.
814 - Rules of court regarding concurrent jurisdiction.
814-A - Uniform forms.
815 - Transcript of family offense proceedings; request by district attorney.
817 - Support, paternity and child protection.
818 - Venue.
Part 2 - (821 - 828) Preliminary Procedure
821 - Originating proceedings.
821-A - Preliminary procedure.
822 - Person who may originate proceedings.
823 - Rules of court for preliminary procedure.
824 - Admissibility of statements made during preliminary conference.
825 - Issuance of summons.
826 - Service of summons.
827 - Issuance of warrant; certificate of warrant.
828 - Temporary order of protection; temporary order for child support.
Part 3 - (832 - 838) Hearing
832 - Definition of "fact-finding hearing".
833 - Definition of "dispositional hearing".
834 - Evidence.
835 - Sequence of hearings.
836 - Adjournments.
838 - Petitioner and respondent may have friend or relative present.
Part 4 - (841 - 847) Orders
841 - Orders of disposition.
842 - Order of protection.
842-A - Suspension and revocation of a license to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm or firearms pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law...
843 - Rules of court.
844 - Reconsideration and modification.
845 - Effect of order of disposition.
846 - Petition; violation of court order.
846-A - Powers on failure to obey order.
847 - Procedures for violation of orders of protection; certain cases.

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