§ 35.03. Judicial approval of certain contracts for services of\ninfants; effect of approval; guardianship of savings. 1. A contract made\nby an infant or made by a parent or guardian of an infant, or a contract\nproposed to be so made, under which (a) the infant is to perform or\nrender services as an actor, actress, model, dancer, musician, vocalist\nor other performing artist, or as a participant or player in\nprofessional sports, or (b) a person is employed to render services to\nthe infant in connection with such services of the infant or in\nconnection with contracts therefor, may be approved by the supreme court\nor the surrogate's court as provided in this section where the infant is\na resident of this state or the services of the infant are to be\nperformed or rendered in this state. If the contract is so approved the\ninfant may not, either during his minority or upon reaching his\nmajority, disaffirm the contract on the ground of infancy or assert that\nthe parent or guardian lacked authority to make the contract. A contract\nmodified, amended or assigned after its approval under this section\nshall be deemed a new contract.\n 2. (a) Approval of the contract pursuant to this section shall not\nexempt any person from any other law with respect to licenses, consents\nor authorizations required for any conduct, employment, use or\nexhibition of the infant in this state, nor limit in any manner the\ndiscretion of the licensing authority or other persons charged with the\nadministration of such requirements, nor dispense with any other\nrequirement of law relating to the infant.\n (b) No contract shall be approved which provides for an employment,\nuse or exhibition of the infant, within or without the state, which is\nprohibited by law and could not be licensed to take place in this state.\n (c) No contract shall be approved unless (i) the written acquiescence\nto such contract of the parent or parents having custody, or other\nperson having custody of the infant, is filed in the proceeding or (ii)\nthe court shall find that the infant is emancipated.\n (d) No contract shall be approved if the term during which the infant\nis to perform or render services or during which a person is employed to\nrender services to the infant, including any extensions thereof by\noption or otherwise, extends for a period of more than three years from\nthe date of approval of the contract, provided, however that if the\ncourt finds that such infant is represented by qualified counsel\nexperienced with entertainment industry law and practices such contract\nmay be for a period of not more than seven years. If the contract\ncontains any covenant or condition which extends beyond such three years\nor, where the court finds that the infant is represented by qualified\ncounsel as provided in this paragraph, seven years, the same may be\napproved if found to be reasonable and for such period as the court may\ndetermine.\n (e) If the court which has approved a contract pursuant to this\nsection shall find that the well-being of the infant is being impaired\nby the performance thereof, it may, at any time during the term of the\ncontract during which services are to be performed by the infant or\nrendered by or to the infant or during the term of any other covenant or\ncondition of the contract, either revoke its approval of the contract,\nor declare such approval revoked unless a modification of the contract\nwhich the court finds to be appropriate in the circumstances is agreed\nupon by the parties and the contract as modified is approved by order of\nthe court. Application for an order pursuant to this paragraph may be\nmade by the infant, or his parent or parents, or guardian, or his\nlimited guardian appointed pursuant to this section, or by the person\nhaving the care and custody of the infant, or by a special guardian\nappointed for the purpose by the court on its own motion. The order\ngranting or denying the application shall be m
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