§ 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
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.