Ala. Code § 26-10F-4: 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) 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.