Rule 33a-3. Venue

All child protection petitions shall be filed within the juvenile matters district where the child or youth resided at the time of the filing of the petition, but any child or youth born in any hospital or institution where the birth parent is confined at the time of birth shall be deemed to have residence in the district wherein such child's or youth's birth parent was living at the time of the admission to such hospital or institution. When placement of a child or youth has been effected prior to filing of a petition, venue shall be in the district wherein the custodial parent is living at the time of the filing of the petition.

Committee Notes

amended June 30, 2008, to take effect Jan. 1, 2009; amended June 14, 2024, to take effect Jan. 1, 2025.)