{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-7871","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 7871","heading":"","body":"(a) A continuance may be granted only upon a showing of good cause. Neither a stipulation between counsel nor the convenience of the parties is in and of itself a good cause.\n(b) Unless the court for good cause entertains an oral motion for continuance, written notice of a motion for a continuance of the hearing shall be filed within two court days of the date set for the hearing, together with affidavits or declarations detailing specific facts showing that a continuance is necessary.\n(c) A continuance shall be granted only for that period of time shown to be necessary by the evidence considered at the hearing on the motion. Whenever a continuance is granted, the facts proven which require the continuance shall be entered upon the minutes of the court.","path":["Family Code - FAM","DIVISION 12. PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP [7500. - 7962.]","PART 4. FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL [7800. - 7895.]","CHAPTER 3. Procedure [7840. - 7895.]","ARTICLE 5. Time for Hearing; Continuance [7870. - 7871.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c86b0fdbdb124a78cd6eb52a8671c8b4081a99bfa51b64e2a7b7a652872aa023","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-7870","next":"us-ca/fam-7880"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}