{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-26-17-605","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 26-17-605","heading":"Venue.","body":"Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the county of this state in which:\n(1) the child resides;\n(2) the defendant resides;\n(3) a proceeding for probate or administration of the presumed or alleged father’s estate has been commenced; or\n(4) the plaintiff resides, only if the circumstances in subdivisions (1), (2), or (3) do not apply.","path":["Title 26 Infants and Incompetents.","Chapter 17 Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.","Article 6 Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage.","Part 1 Nature of Proceeding."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=26-17-605","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"47eabcbb2bad54f74c74d5ad7d9f8c77c27e69a589547bb9b98d3a2cb854e636","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-26-17-604","next":"us-al/ala.-code-26-17-606"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}