This act shall apply to a judicial interview requested or initiated on or after the effective date of this act.
§ 3408.Uniform Judicial Interview of Children Act - Applicability
Chapter 41A: Structured Settlement Protection Act of 2001 · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceApplies the Uniform Judicial Interview of Children Act only to a judicial interview that is requested or initiated on or after the act's effective date of November 1, 2026, leaving earlier interviews outside its scope.
Full Text of § 3408
Amendment History
Added by Laws 2026, c. 298,s. 8, eff. 11/1/2026.
Plain-English Summary
Section 3408 sets the timing: the act applies to a judicial interview requested or initiated on or after the effective date, November 1, 2026. Interviews requested or begun before that date fall outside its scope.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this act apply to a judicial interview requested before it took effect?
No. Section 3408 applies the act to a judicial interview requested or initiated on or after the act's effective date, November 1, 2026.
What if the underlying custody case started years earlier, but the interview request comes later?
What matters under Section 3408 is when the judicial interview itself was requested or initiated, not when the underlying proceeding began.
Does the act apply to an interview conducted in an ongoing custody case that started years ago?
Yes, as long as the judicial interview itself -- not the underlying case -- is requested or initiated on or after November 1, 2026.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
· Official source
Also known as: judicial interview of children act effective date oklahoma12 O.S. § 3408