Legal Question in Family Law in Indiana
telling a lie in court
If a person lies under oath what happens if this person is caught and how can a person be cought in a lie.what if this person lies and the court decision's are based on that person's testimony.Can you then have the decision changed?
Asked on 6/05/01, 5:26 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Dorene Philpot
Philpot Law Office
Re: telling a lie in court
Lying in court is called perjury.
The person who knows the person is lying has to present evidence to the court that refutes or rebuts that person's lies.
The time to do that is at the hearing or trial, though you can also do it on appeal, in very limited circumstances, such as the discovery of new evidence.
There is a 30-day limit on filing a notice of appeal, so if you're past that time period already, you're probably out of luck.
Answered on 6/27/01, 6:49 pm
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