N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 836

§ 836. Adjournments. (a) The court may adjourn a fact-finding hearing\nor a dispositional hearing for good cause shown on its own motion or on\nmotion of either party.\n (b) At the conclusion of a fact-finding hearing and after it has made\nfindings required before a dispositional hearing may commence, the court\nmay adjourn the proceedings to enable it to make inquiry into the\nsurroundings, conditions, and capacities of the persons involved in the\nproceedings.\n