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

Indiana Statutes

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

Indiana § 31-34-12-5

Art. 34JUVENILE LAW: CHILDREN IN NEED OF

Ch. 12Findings, Presumptions, and Evidence

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Ind. Code § 31-34-12-5 (2026).

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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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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).]