CAPTION: Gov. Mike Braun (seated, center) ceremonially signs State Rep. Dale DeVon's (R-Granger) (second from left) new law to uphold parental accountability in child support payments on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. House Enrolled Act 1092 also improves communication and coordination between courts and the child welfare system by requiring adoption petitions to identify open child in need of services or delinquency cases. The new law strengthens child safety in licensed care settings by expanding criminal background checks to include volunteers, and by allowing the Department of Child Services to deny licensure for child care institutions, group homes or child placing agencies when a prior license was revoked within one year of application. Others pictured are (from left) law co-author State Rep. Lori Goss Reaves (R-Marion), DCS Director Jennifer Dorfmeyer and DCS Legislative Director Madeleine O'Rourke.
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State Rep. Dale DeVon (R-Granger) represents House District 5,
which includes a portion of St. Joseph County.
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