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232.109 JURISDICTION.
The juvenile court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over
proceedings under this chapter to terminate a parent-child
relationship and all parental rights with respect to a child. No
such termination shall be ordered except under the provisions of this
chapter if the court has made an order concerning the child pursuant
to the provisions of division III of this chapter and the order is in
force at the time a petition for termination is filed. Section History: Early Form
[C79, 81, § 232.109]
