Sec. 5. In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable in Indiana for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may:

(1) order that the testimony of a person be taken in another state; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-21-4-5

  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(2) prescribe the manner in which and the terms on which the testimony is taken.

As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.45.