FAQ (RE MULTIPLE PAYING ENTITIES) UPDATED ON 1/30/23
MANDATORY EFILING: Commencing November 15, 2021, all petitions to approve a minor's contract filed in Los Angeles County must be filed electronically through an approved Electronic Filing Service Provider. See Public Notice and General Order: EFILINGINFAMILYLAW.pdf (lacourt.org)
The court will sign your order electronically. Therefore, please file a proposed order along with your petition. You no longer need to provide hardcopies of the order or a return envelope.
Another update: Mandatory Forms were updated September 2022.
Important: In your Family Law Case Cover Sheet (FAM 020), please check the box for Petition – Minor’s Contract (FC § 6751) [4047].
Download MANDATORY FORMS (UPDATED September 2022) to file a Petition to Approve a Minor's Contract in Art, Entertainment, and Professional Sports or a Petition for an Early Release of Coogan Funds in California.
Read the full text of California statutory law and Los Angeles County Superior Court Rules governing petitions to approve minors' contracts and for release of Coogan Trust funds.
Help locate former child actors and recording artists who still have bonds at the Court.
Notes from Barbara D. Rice (formerly Barbara Greenwald), Judicial Research Attorney.
Frequently asked questions regarding petitions to approve minors contracts.
