The venue for guardianship proceedings for an incapacitated person is in the place where the incapacitated person resides or is present at the time the proceedings are commenced. If the incapacitated person is admitted to an institution pursuant to order of a court of competent jurisdiction, venue is also in the county in which that court is located.
Ala. Code § 26-2A-101
Venue.
Known as the Alabama Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act
The act spans §§ 26-2A-1 to 26-2A-9 (83 sections).
(Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-202.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.