(a) An initial application to the Superior Court may be made:
(1) in any county in which the agreement provides that arbitration hearings shall be held; or
(2) if a hearing has been held by arbitrators, in the county in which it was held; or
(3) in other cases, in the county where the party adverse to the moving party resides or has a place of business or, if he or she has neither in Vermont, in Washington County.
(b) All subsequent applications shall be made to the court hearing the initial application unless the court otherwise directs.