(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) The county in which the adoptee resides, or is in military service.
(2) The county in which the petitioner or petitioners resides or is in military service.
History: (Act 2023-92, §2.)