232.61 - JURISDICTION. - Iowa Statutes

232.61 JURISDICTION. 1. The juvenile court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over proceedings under this chapter alleging that a child is a child in need of assistance. 2. In determining such jurisdiction the age and marital status of the child at the time the proceedings are initiated is controlling.          Section History: Early Form [C71, 73, 75, 77, § 232.63; C79, 81, § 232.61]