Indiana Statutes

§ 31-34-12-5 — Admissibility of evidence of prior or subsequent acts or omissions

Indiana·Art. 34 JUVENILE LAW: CHILDREN IN NEED OF·Ch. 12 Findings, Presumptions, and Evidence

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

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Legislative History

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

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