Admissibility of evidence of prior or subsequent acts or omissions
Sec. 5. Evidence that a prior or subsequent act or omission by a
parent, guardian, or custodian injured 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.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.
Last modified: May 24, 2006