Jurisdiction and Venue

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  1. The circuit, general sessions, and chancery courts have jurisdiction of proceedings arising under this part. Probate courts in counties having a population of not less than seven hundred seventy-five thousand (775,000) according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit and chancery courts.
  2. A proceeding under this part may be commenced in the county where the adult resides or is physically present.


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