It shall not be necessary to reserve in a judgment or order the right of a minor to show cause against him after his attaining full age; but in any case in which, but for this section, such reservation would have been proper, the minor, within one (1) year after arriving at the age of eighteen (18) years, may show cause against such order or judgment.
§ 700.Judgment Against Infant - Right of Infant to Show Cause Against Judgment One Year After Reaching Majority
Chapter 12: Judgment · Last amended October 1, 1973 · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 700 says a judgment doesn't need to reserve a minor's right to challenge it after turning eighteen, because the minor already gets one year after reaching that age to show cause against the judgment on their own.
Full Text of § 700
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 5142; Amended by Laws 1973, HB 1109, c. 14, §1, eff. 10/1/1973.
Plain-English Summary
Judgments against minors used to need an explicit reservation preserving the minor's right to challenge the outcome later. Section 700 makes that unnecessary: whether or not the judgment says so, a minor who could have shown cause against a judgment gets one year after turning eighteen to do it.
The right exists by operation of this section, not because a judge remembered to write it into the order.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a judgment against a minor need to reserve their right to challenge it later?
No, Section 700 makes that reservation unnecessary; the minor gets the right automatically.
How long after turning eighteen does a minor have to challenge a judgment?
One year after reaching the age of eighteen.
Does this section apply to every judgment against a minor?
It applies to cases where reserving the minor's right to show cause would otherwise have been proper.
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
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