Ala. Code § 26-10F-4 (2026) – Residency of Petitioners; Venue.

(a) The petitioner or petitioners, or the adoptee, must be a resident of the State of Alabama.
(b) All petitions must be filed in the probate court of either of the following counties:
1. (1) The county in which the adoptee resides, or is in military service.
2. (2) The county in which the petitioner or petitioners resides or is in military service.

(Act 2023-92, §2.)