Mother Knows Best: Reconciling Parental Consent with Minors' Rights in Shields v. Gross

Authors

Charmaine Jefferson

Abstract

The author analyzes the possibility that New York courts have eliminated a minor's common law right to disaffirm contracts under some circumstances. Sections 50 and 51 of New York's Civil Rights Law require the consent of a minor's parent or guardian for use of the minor's name, portrait, or picture. A parent's or guardian's consent may preclude the minor from later disaffirming a contract for the use of his or her name or photograph. The author suggests possible changes in legislation to protect the minor, as well as alternative legal approaches to prevent the use of photographs to which the parent has previously consented.

Recommended Citation

Charmaine Jefferson, Mother Knows Best: Reconciling Parental Consent with Minors' Rights in Shields v. Gross, 6 UC Law SF Comm. & Ent. L.J. 695 (1984).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/hastings_comm_ent_law_journal/vol6/iss3/6