25-5A-5. Circuit court jurisdiction--Venue.

The circuit court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings under this chapter to terminate parental rights. A petition for voluntary termination of parental rights may be filed in the circuit court for any of the following counties:

(1)    The county in which the petitioner resides;

(2)    The county of the location of the authorized agency having care, custody, or control, whether legal or physical, of the child involved;

(3)    The county in which the child involved resides or is present.

Source: SL 1971, ch 165, § 2.