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Jamie Lynn Spears (left) was appointed curator of her sister Britney’s estate in 2018
Britney Spears’ sister is seeking more control over her fortune, in an increasingly tense battle over the singer’s legal care.
Jamie Lynn Spears already has something to say about her sister’s finances after she was appointed curator of her estate in 2018.
In a court filing last week, she asked for control of money stored in a trust fund set up for Britney’s children.
She has requested that the money be transferred to accounts for which she is the caregiver.
If approved, it would transfer the fund’s financial assets to those accounts and require the approval of a judge to release them.
Britney Spears’ finances are currently being controlled by her father, James Spears, who has been his daughter’s legal conservator for more than a decade because of concerns about her mental health.
He temporarily stepped aside from the role of overseeing her personal affairs in 2019, citing his own health problems.
Some of Spears’ fans believe she was forced into the scheme, and have run a #FreeBritney campaign.
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Fans held a Free Britney protest outside a court in Los Angeles last week
Jamie Lynn Spears has now requested that all assets of the SJB Revocable Trust be transferred to one or more accounts with Fidelity Brokerage Services, which it controls.
The trust fund was set up in 2004 by the singer to protect the future of her children.
The court’s new submission does not explain what role it could play in the singer’s longer conservatism case.
Such a scheme is usually granted to individuals who are unable to make their own decisions, such as those with dementia or other mental health issues.
For the past 12 years, Britney’s father and lawyer have managed their assets and personal lives – including restricting their visitors and communicating with doctors about their treatment.
That conservatory has expanded to 2021 despite the singer’s lawyers telling the court earlier this month that she is “strongly opposed” to her father remaining the sole conservator of her personal and financial well-being.
The conservatory was founded when the star began behaving unfairly in 2007 after her divorce from Kevin Federline, and she lost care of her two children (although she often visited).
In January 2019, she abruptly canceled a stay in Las Vegas before checking into a mental health facility.
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