Indiana Code 31-34-12-5. Admissibility of evidence of prior or subsequent acts or omissions
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Sec. 5. 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:
(2) A likelihood that the act or omission of the parent, guardian, or custodian is responsible for the child’s current injury or condition.
(1) Intent, guilty knowledge, the absence of mistake or accident, identification, the existence of a common scheme or plan, or other similar purposes.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-34-12-5
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-13(c).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.128-2012, SEC.160.