Jurisdiction.

Iowa Code § 232.61, under JUVENILE JUSTICE.

Iowa Code § 232.61

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. [C71, 73, 75, 77, §232.63; C79, 81, §232.61 ]