N.Y. Family Court Act § 836: Adjournments

§ 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.