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Statutes > Iowa > Title-6 > Subtitle-5 > Chapter-232 > 232-61232.61 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]