Section 26-13-2 Filing of petition. - Alabama Statutes

Section 26-13-2

Filing of petition.

The petition must be filed in the county in which the parent or guardian of such minor resides or in the county in which the guardianship of such minor is pending when the petition is filed by the parent or guardian and in the county where the minor resides when the petition is filed by a minor who has no parents or guardian or whose parents reside beyond the limits of the state and such minor resides in this state. In the event that the parent, guardian, or minor filing such petition resides beyond the limits of the State of Alabama, then the petition may be filed in the county in which the guardianship of such minor is pending or in the county where the minor owns any real or personal property.

(Code 1876, §2736; Code 1886, §2358; Code 1896, §830; Code 1907, §4506; Code 1923, §8281; Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 189, p. 222; Code 1940, T. 27, §14.)