32A-5-10. Venue.
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A petition for adoption may be filed in any county where:
A. a petitioner is a resident;
B. the adoptee is physically present at the time the petition is filed;
C. an office of the agency that placed the adoptee for adoption is located; or
D. the department office from which the child was placed is located. History: 1978 Comp., § 32A-5-10, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 77, § 137.