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Although a continuance is the result of a court order, issued by the judge in a trial or hearing, it also can come from a statute or law. The terms continuance and postponement are frequently used interchangeably.
The court may require that the party seeking the continuance to show the reasons that the counsel is absent. Absence of party. The absence of a party may be grounds for a continuance of a civil case. Factors considered legitimate in an absence are illness or disability. It must be determined by the court whether the absence of a party or witness is material to the case, and whether there have been prior continuances or delays.