California Family Code § 6752

(a) A parent or guardian entitled to the physical custody, care, and control of a minor who enters into a contract of a type described in Section 6750 shall provide a certified copy of the minor’s birth certificate indicating the minor’s minority to the other party or parties to the contract and in addition, in the case of a guardian, a certified copy of the court document appointing the person as the minor’s legal guardian. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other statute, in an order approving a minor’s contract of a type described in Section 6750, the court shall require that 15 percent of the minor’s gross earnings pursuant to the contract be set aside by the minor’s employer, except an employer of a minor for services as an extra, background performer, or in a similar capacity, as described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 6750. These amounts shall be held in trust, in an account or other savings plan, and preserved for the benefit of the minor in accordance with Section 6753. (2) The court shall require that at least one parent or legal guardian, as the case may be, entitled to the physical custody, care, and control of the minor at the time the order is issued be appointed as trustee of the funds ordered to be set aside in trust for the benefit of the minor, unless the court shall determine that appointment of a different individual, individuals, entity, or entities as trustee or trustees is required in the best interest of the minor. (3) Within 10 business days after commencement of employment, the trustee or trustees of the funds ordered to be set aside in trust shall provide the minor’s employer with a true and accurate photocopy of the trustee’s statement pursuant to Section 6753. Upon presentation of the trustee’s statement offered pursuant to this subdivision, the employer shall provide the parent or guardian with a written acknowledgment of receipt of the statement. (4) The minor’s employer shall deposit or disburse the 15 percent of the minor’s gross earnings pursuant to the contract within 15 business days after receiving a true and accurate copy of the trustee’s statement pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 6753, a certified copy of the minor’s birth certificate, and, in the case of a guardian, a certified copy of the court document appointing the person as the minor’s guardian. Notwithstanding any other law, pending receipt of these documents, the minor’s employer shall hold, for the benefit of the minor, the 15 percent of the minor’s gross earnings pursuant to the contract. This paragraph does not apply to an employer of a minor for services as an extra, background performer, or in a similar capacity, as described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 6750. (5) When making the initial deposit of funds, the minor’s employer shall provide written notification to the financial institution or company that the funds are subject to Section 6753. Upon receipt of the court order, the minor’s employer shall provide the financial institution with a copy of the order. (6) Once the minor’s employer deposits the set-aside funds pursuant to Section 6753, in trust, in an account or other savings plan, the minor’s employer shall have no further obligation or duty to monitor or account for the funds. The trustee or trustees of the trust shall be the only individual, individuals, entity, or entities with the obligation or duty to monitor and account for those funds once they have been deposited by the minor’s employer. The trustee or trustees shall do an annual accounting of the funds held in trust, in an account or other savings plan, in accordance with Sections 16062 and 16063 of the Probate Code. (7) The court shall have continuing jurisdiction over the trust established pursuant to the order and may at any time, upon petition of the parent or legal guardian, the minor, through the minor’s guardian ad litem, or the trustee or trustees, on good cause shown, orde

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