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inlawrev-3675	Papa, Jeff	Recent Developments in Indiana Evidence Law	2004	34	.pdf	application/pdf	15175	961	67	The court did state that this is not the equivalent of allowing testimony at trial and cautioned that in future cases, trial courts would be well advised to fully consider alternative procedures by which an incarcerated parent could meaningfully participate in the termination hearing when the parent cannot be physically present. ^^^ In a footnote, however, the court noted decisions holding that trial courts are required to conduct their own inquiry,^^^ that the enactment of Indiana Evidence Rule 601 did not affect previous Indiana decisions regarding the competence of children to testify,^^^ and holding that Rule 601 requires a trial court to make an inquiry into competency of a child witness.	cache/inlawrev-3675.pdf	txt/inlawrev-3675.txt