Britney Spears' father suspended as conservator of her estate, judge rules
Britney Spears is free of her father's much-loathed role in controlling her life and finances, but she's not yet completely free of her 13-year conservatorship, following a hearing in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
The judge overseeing Britney Spears' conservatorship ordered the suspension of her father, James "Jamie" Spears, from his longtime role as her guardian, and ordered him to turn over all her assets, estimated at about $60 million, to a temporary conservator.
"I do believe … that the suspension of Jamie Spears is in the best interest of the conservatee, Britney Spears," Judge Brenda Penny said during a three-hour hearing in Los Angeles probate court.
The judge said the suspension would be effective Wednesday,
handing the pop star another victory in her effort to escape the
conservatorship and the state of California's hold on her life through the
probate court.
Britney Spears was not in the courtroom and did not dial in by phone, as she has in previous hearings. Jamie Spears did dial in, as did her mother, Lynne Spears, but neither spoke.
"The current situation is untenable," Penny said
after hearing arguments from both sides. "It reflects a toxic environment
which requires the suspension of James Spears."
She set Nov. 12 for the next hearing in the case.
The ruling came after Jamie Spears' lawyer, Vivian Thoreen,
acknowledged that her client wants his daughter's conservatorship to end, but
said there is no point replacing him with someone else just to end it later
Source usatoday
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