N.Y. FCT Law § 748
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Adjournment of fact-finding hearing
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§ 748. Adjournment of fact-finding hearing. (a) If the respondent is\nin pre-dispositional placement, the court may adjourn a fact-finding\nhearing\n (i) on its own motion or on motion of the petitioner for good cause\nshown for not more than three days;\n (ii) on motion on behalf of the respondent or by his or her parent or\nother person legally responsible for his or her care for good cause\nshown, for a reasonable period of time.\n (b) Successive motions to adjourn a fact-finding hearing may be\ngranted only under special circumstances.\n (c) The court shall state on the record the reason for any adjournment\nof the fact-finding hearing.\n
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