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Ala. Code § 26-17-605

Venue.

Known as the Alabama Uniform Parentage Act

The act spans §§ 26-17-1 to 26-17-905 (109 sections).

(Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)

Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the county of this state in which:

(1) the child resides;

(2) the defendant resides;

(3) a proceeding for probate or administration of the presumed or alleged father’s estate has been commenced; or

(4) the plaintiff resides, only if the circumstances in subdivisions (1), (2), or (3) do not apply.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.