{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-19-3b-204","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 19-3B-204","heading":"Venue.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), venue for actions and proceedings involving a trust is proper (i) in any county where venue is proper for civil actions generally, pursuant to Title 6, Chapter 3; (ii) in the county of this state where the trust has its principal place of administration; or (iii) in the case of a trust whose principal place of administration is in a jurisdiction other than this state, in the county where the settlor resided at the creation of the trust, or in the case of a testamentary trust, where the settlor’s estate was administered.\n(b) If a trust has no trustee, then venue for a judicial proceeding for the appointment of a trustee is in a county of this state in which a beneficiary resides, in a county in which any trust property is located, and if the trust is created by will, in the county in which the decedent’s estate was or is being administered.","path":["Title 19 Fiduciaries and Trusts.","Chapter 3B Alabama Uniform Trust Code."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=19-3B-204","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"7474c15fc69c0cfe4b3301a891358be5e84e1e4d5b51d2fa9d432ad1a3c7d9ab","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-19-3b-203","next":"us-al/ala.-code-19-3b-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}