{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-26-10f-4","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 26-10F-4","heading":"Residency of Petitioners; Venue.","body":"(a) The petitioner or petitioners, or the adoptee, must be a resident of the State of Alabama.\n(b) All petitions must be filed in the probate court of either of the following counties:\n(1) The county in which the adoptee resides, or is in military service.\n(2) The county in which the petitioner or petitioners resides or is in military service.","path":["Title 26 Infants and Incompetents.","Chapter 10F Alabama Adult Adoption Code."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=26-10F-4","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:54Z","sha256":"95a1bb291de13b27af3bf36171af7f0a702e41b874744a3631cda5e08f98d01f","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-26-10f-3","next":"us-al/ala.-code-26-10f-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}