{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.109","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 232.109","heading":"Jurisdiction.","body":"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 subchapter III and the order is in force at the time a petition for termination is filed.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE","Subchapter IV - TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP PROCEEDING"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/232.109.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:06Z","sha256":"7159ea81fd625b4ff222ce5760af59b91676682f61a1060b7dad263e3fc7f378","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.108","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}