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Ind. Code § 31-34-12-5

Admissibility of evidence of prior or subsequent acts or omissions

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In re the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of D.G. (1998)

Most recently applied in In the Matter of Eq.W., M.W., A.W., S.W., and Ez.W. (Minor Children) V.B. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child Services (June 2019)

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17

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:

(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.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.