N.Y. Family Court Act § 534: Adjournment on motion of court

§ 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.