Ind. Code § 31-34-12-5

Current through P.L. 4-2024
Section 31-34-12-5 - Admissibility of evidence of prior or subsequent acts or omissions

Evidence that a prior or subsequent act or omission by a parent, guardian, or custodian injured or neglected a child is admissible in proceedings alleging that a child is a child in need of services to show the following:

(1) Intent, guilty knowledge, the absence of mistake or accident, identification, the existence of a common scheme or plan, or other similar purposes.
(2) A likelihood that the act or omission of the parent, guardian, or custodian is responsible for the child's current injury or condition.

IC 31-34-12-5

Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-13(c).

Amended by P.L. 128-2012, SEC. 160, eff. 7/1/2012.
As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.17.