A minor person can later get out of a contract that they have signed. This means that the minor can "disaffirm" a release that they sign to be in a film. While the contract will be valid if not disaffirmed, on a whim the minor can disaffirm it as if they never signed it in the first place.
Let's look at the California Family Code again:
Section 6700. Except as provided in Section 6701, a minor may make a contract in the same manner as an adult, subject to the power of disaffirmance . . .
Section 6710. Except as otherwise provided by statute, a contract of a minor may be disaffirmed by the minor before majority or within a reasonable time afterwards or, in case of the minor's death within that period, by the minor's heirs or personal representative.
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Why would a minor disaffirm a contract to be in a film?
Maybe they didn't like their performance.
Maybe they did not have a good experience working on the film.
Maybe after they got older they looked back on the film and felt that they looked silly.
Maybe they just want to squeeze more money out of the producers.
In fact, they don't have to have a reason!
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Came across this post while researching information for my Business Law 1 Class, this is pretty cool! I never even thought of child actors when involving disaffirmance and minors contracts,
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