Where respondent was not in detention and the complainant, who had been subpoenaed by mail, failed to appear on May 20, 1994, the date set for the fact-finding hearing, which date was the 36th day after respondent's initial court appearance on April 14, 1994, it was an improvident exercise of the Family Court's discretion to deny the presentment agency's request for an adjournment so that the complainant could be personally served with a subpoena.
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