QUESTION: Have you been presented with an entertainment/media/social influencing contract that you and/or your child must sign in compliance with either the Massachusetts Child Performer Law and/or other laws or regulations?

QUESTION:Are you a company, other entity or person who is working with minors in Massachusetts and need a legal assessment about complying with either the Massachusetts Child Performer  law or other related laws or regulations?

QUESTION: Would you like to speak with a lawyer who advises other lawyers on the Massachusetts Child Performer Law and other related laws including Coogan laws?

If so, read on…..

When Sally Gaglini realized that talented kids in Massachusetts didn’t have legal protection, she walked to Beacon Hill, found her way to the State House, and wrote the Massachusetts Child Performer Law with lawmakers.   The first act passed in one year, a genuine rarity.  Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 231 s. 85 p1/2 known as the MA Child Performer law.

Now over many years, she has served as counsel for parents, children and production companies seeking guidance and strategic assessment with entertainment contracts and careers in the entertainment and media industries for young performers and talent.   Of late, social media influencing has emerged as a growing field with children commonly transported to fame and, in particular instances, profit.

She also advises lawyers seeking her counsel on strategic legal assessments and best practices in her specialized field.

Routinely, she serves as guardian ad litem for children associated with their parents’ filings in the MA Probate & Family Courts including MA Child Performer petitions.

Sally Gaglini wrote Young Performers at Work: Child Star Survival Guide, an Amazon Best Seller and #1 New Release. The book guides parents and production companies through typical challenges: safety and education, avoiding scams, staying with a child throughout a workday, baby casting, unions, reality shows, money and taxes, contracts and how kids may get out of them, and emancipation, along with other special considerations”  like the comprehensive compilation of state laws e.g., Coogan laws and other Child Performer laws including the MA Child Performer law. [1]

The book is a must-read for parents whose talented children are headed for the bright lights of Hollywood, Broadway,  the Music Industry, Modeling and Advertising, or digital productions like social media influencing, podcasting and webcasting.

[1] © Sally R. Gaglini, Young Performers at Work: Child Star Survival Guide (2015)