{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.61","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 232.61","heading":"Jurisdiction.","body":"1. The juvenile court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over proceedings under this chapter alleging that a child is a child in need of assistance.\n2. In determining such jurisdiction the age and marital status of the child at the time the proceedings are initiated is controlling.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE","Subchapter III - CHILD IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE PROCEEDINGS","Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/232.61.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:06Z","sha256":"7633261a1f97c5c0f00972b047538d09efd105c3d70f14f41ced54ee8a9ac3e2","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.60","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}