Collect the child's activity details and a parent or guardian's acknowledgment and signature.
Waiver template · 11 fields (10 required) · ~3 min for respondents to complete · Free plan · No credit card · Fully customizable
Set up your minor participation waiver
Collect the child's activity details and a parent or guardian's acknowledgment and signature.
The included questions capture child or participant name and activity and organizer, alongside the parent or guardian’s identity and relationship to the child. An acknowledgment, signature, and signing date keep the participation or permission record together.
Identify the adult signer and their relationship to the child. Have local counsel review the effect of parental signing for your particular activity.
Before publishing, replace the draft instructions in the Terms acknowledgment field description with wording reviewed for your organization, activity, and jurisdiction. FormBuilder collects responses; it does not determine whether a waiver is enforceable or certify the identity of a signer.
Best practices
Identify the adult signer and their relationship to the child. Have local counsel review the effect of parental signing for your particular activity.
Record a terms version in your reviewed wording and preserve a copy of the form used for each activity or session.
Use one clearly identified parent or guardian signer for each child’s record. Confirm your signing requirements before inviting families to complete the form.
Test the published form on a phone, check the signature field, and confirm that your team can find the response before sharing the link widely.
Every field, explained
Parent or guardian full name (Name, required) — The adult signing for the child; the child is identified separately.
Email address (Email, required)
Phone number (Phone)
Relationship to the child (Short text, required)
Child or participant name (Short text, required) — Identifies child or participant name so the response can be matched to the correct record.
Activity and organizer (Short text, required) — Records activity and organizer for this specific use case.
Emergency contact name (Short text, required)
Emergency contact phone (Phone, required)
Terms acknowledgment (Multiple choice, required) — Replace the organizer-facing draft instructions with your reviewed terms. Respondents acknowledge the displayed text; they should not write the terms themselves.
Parent or guardian signature (Signature, required) — A signature input for the person identified above. It is not an identity-verification or legal-validity guarantee.
Date signed (Date, required) — The date entered by the signer. Keep this distinct from any submission timestamp.
Frequently asked questions
What does the minor participation waiver template include?
It includes contact details, child or participant name, activity and organizer, guardian relationship and emergency contact details, an acknowledgment, signature, and signing date. You can edit the fields and instructions before publishing.
Is this a ready-to-use legal waiver?
No. It is a form-building starting point with draft setup instructions. Replace those instructions with reviewed terms for your activity and jurisdiction before collecting responses. A signature alone does not establish enforceability.
Who signs this form for the child?
The form identifies the child separately and asks the parent or guardian for their own name, relationship, acknowledgment, and signature. Confirm the applicable signing requirements for your program.