Section 31-34-12-5 - Admissibility of evidence of prior or subsequent acts or omissions 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).
Amended by P.L. 128-2012, SEC. 160, eff. 7/1/2012.As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.17.