Alabama Divorce Venue: Where to File?
The Alabama "venue statute," sets out the proper county to file your Alabama divorce actions. Venue is just a fancy lawyer word for the place you file divorce papers. The Code provides several methods to establish proper venue. Proper venue can be established in one of three ways:
- You may file your divorce papers in the county where your spouse resides.
- In the county where you resided with your spouse at the time of separation.
- Or, if your spouse is a non-resident, the county in which he/she resides.
When both parties are residents of Alabama, divorce complaints can be filed in either the county in which your spouse resides, or in the county where you both lived before the separation occurred. It is also possible to file in any county you want, if your spouse agrees.
