Despite a request earlier this week from Britney Spears’ lawyer that the singer’s father be removed from her conservatory, it will be extended until at least February next year, a judge in a Los Angeles court ruled on Wednesday, according to documents obtained by Variety.
The case was discussed at the hearing, which was closed to the media and attended almost by both the singer’s parents and four lawyers. Britney’s lawyer, Samuel Ingham, was authorized to file a petition no later than September 18 and set it up for hearing on October 14; the temporary conservation letters were extended until February 1, 2021.
In a document filed at the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County on August 17 by Ingham, the singer states that she is ‘strongly opposed’ to her father, Jamie (referred to as James in the beating), Spears “will return as her person’s curator.”
Spears petitioned that her temporary curator, Jodi Montgomery, take the role permanently.
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Brit Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, left the Los Angeles County Superior Court on March 10, 2008. The divorce between Spears and Kevin Federline and their child custody dispute has already cost the singer $ 1 million, Spear Stacy’s lawyer said. Phillips on March 10, 2008, and called the presiding judge in the case to limit the fee that Spears Federline had to pay to pay his attorneys $ 175,000, warning that she was not an “open checkbook.” AFP PHOTO / VALERIE MACON (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON / AFP / Getty Images)
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Furthermore, the document states that Britney Spears resists her ongoing control of her father over her estate and would like to keep an eye on her finances. As the save reads: “Britney … strongly prefers that a qualified fiduciary be appointed to serve in this role.”
Spears’ father Jamie Spears has been her co-conservator since 2008 when she had a very public burglary. He became sole conservator in 2019 after attorney Andrew Wallet fired his co-conservatory. Jamie Spears has recovered from the treatment of a broken colon, after which Spears postponed her lucrative Las Vegas stay and later checked herself into a health facility for a month-long stay.
The court allowed Jamie Spears to pay around $ 130,000 annually through his daughter’s estate for his role as conservator, and according to court documents obtained by ET, the biggest cost of Britney’s estate in 2018 was her legal and conservator costs, which ‘ t, in total, equal about $ 1.1 million for that year.
Advocates for Spears believe the motion is “aggressively opposed by James Spears,” but state: “We are now at a point where the conservatory needs to be substantially changed to reflect the major changes in its current lifestyle and its stated desires. “
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