232.61 - JURISDICTION.
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]