Most people would say it was inevitable. According to reports, Nadya Suleman, otherwise known as Octomom has reached a deal to star with her children in a reality show. Talk of a reality show has been going on since she brought some of her children from the hospital earlier this year. Suleman gave birth to her octuplets on January 26.

Reports indicate that the contracts were filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday July 24. A judge’s approval was needed before anything could be finalized, but the children will earn a total of $250,000 over a three year period. Just to make it clear, this figure won’t be for each child, and of course they won’t be able to touch this money until they turn eighteen or if they choose to legally emancipate themselves before reaching eighteen. Fifteen percent of the money paid to the family will be deposited in what is known as a Coogan Trust Account.

The production company behind the new but not unexpected venture is Eyeworks, which is based in Europe. Some of its other reality show include weight loss hit The Biggest Loser and Breaking Bonaduce, which chronicled the daily life of former Partridge Family star Danny Bonaduce.

When Does it Air?

Filming will commence on Suleman’s new show on September 1, 2009. The first 36 days of shooting will see them earning $125,000. In the second year they will earn $75,000 for 21 days of work and another $50,000 in the third year for 14 days of filming. They will be paid at the same rate for any additional filming done over the days contracted for.The payment is not for each individual child, but collectively. This will see each of her 14 children earning $250 per day of filming.

When the first time video of Suleman’s children was shot it got the attention of state regulators. The website RadarOnline was cited for failing to get the proper authorization for filming the children as they went home from the hospital. Regulators also claimed that the website taped them for periods that are considered illegal and did not have anyone on hand to ensure the safety of the babies.

I hope that during filming of this new show, the safety of the children will remain foremost in the minds of Suleman and everyone involved. I am not sure if people will really tune in given what seems to be widespread public disdain for her. Going forward I wish her and all her children the best.

Pictures of Nadya’s Octuplets

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The National Organization of Mother of Twins Clubs, Inc. (NOMOTC) will hold its 48^th Annual Convention on July 20-26, 2008 at Boston’s Park Plaza Hotel. NOMOTC is a non-profit corporation that was founded in 1960. It serves as a support group for parents of twins and high order multiples.

The organization is composed of a network of more than 450 local clubs representing over 25,000 individual parents of multiples – twins, triplets, quadruplets and more. Its mission is to support families of multiple birth children through education, research, and networking and work hand in hand local support groups, health care providers, researchers, and educators. This year’s convention is sponsored by the Massachusetts Mothers of Twins Association.

The keynote speakers for the convention are Jon and Kate Gosselin. Jon and Kate are the hosts of the TLC’s reality show “Jon and Kate plus 8“. This couple are parents to twins who wanted another baby but ended up with six more. Their show tells about the unedited story of their unique life as parents of seven-year old twins and three-year old sextuplets. Jon and Kate can be seen on Discovery Health or The Learning Channel.