Everyone's favorite dysfunctional, reality-show family may be in hot water.

The work permits allowing

's kids to appear with her on "

" are now in question by a Pennsylvania state lawmaker, according to The Associated Press.

, R-Montgomery/Philadelphia, wrote a letter to the state attorney general and labor secretary on Tuesday asking why permits were issued to the six 6-year-olds when state law does not allow children younger than 7 to work in television, the AP is reporting.

The

show

for the children after not having them for "

," according to the AP.

See Kate and the kids in a scene from "Kate Plus 8" by clicking on the arrow below.