The Supreme Court of Los Angeles, California, has rejected the petition of 38-year-old singer and actress Britney Spears and appointed her father as her guardian for one more year.
Britney Spears filed a lawsuit in court on August 17 seeking the removal of her father from custody. Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, has been her legal guardian since 2008.
A U.S. court has ruled that Britney Spears’ father and a lawyer were her guardians under the Conservatorship Act in 2008.
The court had appointed legal guardians for the singer after the court found that Britney Spears could not handle her own financial and physical affairs and was not feeling well due to her poor mental condition.
The actress’s second marriage ended when she divorced 42-year-old singer Kevin Federline and faced legal issues and complications for the delivery of her two young children.
The singer had filed a petition to remove her father on August 17. Photo: AP
The actress was suffering from mental problems due to the end of her second marriage and the grief of not having children, which led to the court placing her father and a lawyer as her guardians. Was
Her father, James Spears, and lawyer, Andrew Walt, were her guardians until last year, and for the past 12 years, she has been deciding on the actress’ wealth, health, mental state, relationships and all aspects of her life.
However, his father resigned from the post of chief guardian last year due to ill health and his lawyer also resigned from his responsibilities last year.
The court then appointed Juddy Montgomery as caretaker chief minister for a short period, ending his term before August 25.
Prior to the expiration of Britney Spears’ patronage, the case was filed in the Supreme Court of Los Angeles, California, USA, on August 17, asking that Judy Montgomery be retained as her guardian.
Fans of the singer also appeared angry over the court’s decision; file photo: AFP
The actress had strongly opposed the appointment of her father as a guardian in her application, however, the court rejected her application.
According to Reuters, the judge hearing the case on August 20 ignored the request to remove Britney Spears’ father and appointed his father as the guardian until February 2021.
Citing fans of the actress, the report said that fans of the singer also shared copies of the court verdict on social media, however, the court did not issue any explanatory statement to the media.
According to Reuters, fans of Britney Spears protested outside the court, expressing their anger over the court’s decision, as dozens of fans of the singer have been campaigning for her release from the custody of the Supreme Patron for several years.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the judge hearing the case of the patronage of Britney Spears ruled that all court proceedings were kept secret from the media and the public.
According to the newspaper, the court did not disclose any details about Britney Spears’ (conservatorship) agreement to the media and the public.
For the past 12 years, people have been watching all sorts of things about the actress; file photo: Reuters