Thursday, September 30, 2021

Britney Spears Is Released From Her Father’s Oversight

SpearsJudge Brenda Penny has granted the request of Britney Spears’ attorney, Mathew S. Rosengart, to remove Jamie Spears as conservator. The Judge’s decision marks the first time since 2008 that Britney Spears will be without her father’s oversight. 

According to Rosengart, Britney had been pleading for Jamie Spears’ removal and stated, “[t]his man does not belong in her life, your honor, for another day. . .Please hear the plea of my client.” 

After hearing both sides, Judge Penny agreed that suspending Jamie Spears was in the best interest of Britney Spears. Judge Penny stated, “[t]he current situation is not tenable.” 

The decision by Judge Penny brought a significant ending to what has been a chaotic summer—in which Britney Spears broke her public silence at a hearing in June to plead her case and speak her truth. 

Although an attorney for Jamie Spears, Vivian Lee Thoreen, argued to end the conservatorship right away instead of suspend Mr. Spears, Rosengart asked the Judge to wait so that he could further investigate Mr. Spears’s conduct. 

Rosengart asked for a termination hearing to be set for 30 to 45 days so that Ms. Spears could have an orderly transition. The next hearing is set for November 12. 

See Joe Coscarelli, Julia Jacobs, & Liz Day, Britney Spears Is Released From Her Father’s Oversight, The New York Times, September 29, 2021. 

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