Legal analysis: (1) The parties and other litigation participants who must appear in court fail to appear in court for some reason; (2) The parties apply for temporary withdrawal;
(3) It is necessary to notify new witnesses to appear in court, obtain new evidence, re-identify, investigate, or require supplementary investigation;
(4) Other circumstances where the trial should be postponed.
If the party concerned suffers from a serious illness, he may apply for a postponement of the trial on the grounds of item (1). If the private reasons of the parties are reasonable and legitimate, they can be included in point (4) as the reason for adjourning the trial. You only need to write an application for adjournment of the trial and submit it to the presiding judge of the civil division of the court, and the judge will decide whether to adjourn the trial.
Legal basis: "Several Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Strictly Regulating the Issues of Extended Trial and Delayed Trial of Civil and Commercial Cases"
Article 1 When hearing civil and commercial cases, the People's Court shall strictly abide by shall be reviewed in accordance with the provisions of laws and judicial interpretations. For first-instance cases that are tried under ordinary procedures, the trial period is six months; for first-instance cases that are tried under simplified procedures, the trial period is three months. The time limit for hearing an appeal against a judgment is three months; the time limit for hearing an appeal against a ruling is 30 days. If the law stipulates that there are special circumstances that require an extension of the time limit, the single judge or the collegiate panel shall submit an application to the President of the Court 15 days before the expiration of the time limit, stating the details and reasons. The Dean shall make a decision five days before the expiration of the period. If the case cannot be concluded after the extension of the time limit has been approved by the president of the court, and the time limit needs to be extended again, it must be submitted to the superior people's court for approval fifteen days before the expiration of the time limit. The people's court at the higher level shall make a ruling five days before the expiration of the trial period.