Britney Spears has been fighting for her father to be removed as her conservator for months. The singer’s prior request for her father, Jamie Spears, to be removed from the role was turned down. However, now that the singer may choose her own lawyer, she is apparently planning to take the case to court as soon as possible.
Britney’s new lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, filed court filings asking the judge to postpone Britney’s next hearing from September 29 to August, according to TMZ. The judge will then make an official decision on whether Jamie should be removed as Spears’ conservator.
According to TMZ, the court records filed by Rosengart quote Britney’s personal conservator, Jodi Montgomery. Montgomery believes that having Jamie as her conservator causes her undue emotional suffering. Mr. Spears’ removal as conservator is vital to [Britney’s] emotional health and well-being, as well as the conservatee’s best interests, according to Montgomery.
Montgomery is also said to have said that Spears’ medical team is on board. “I have had multiple, ongoing meetings with the medical team, and we have all agreed that it is in Ms. Spears’ best interests and mental health for her father to step down as conservator,” she added.
Rosengart’s court documents allegedly go on to claim Jamie’s actions are negatively affecting Spears’ finances, stating there “has been an evident dissipation of assets of Ms. Spears Estate, and that dissipation is ongoing.” He added: “Every day that passes is another day of avoidable harm and prejudice to Ms. Spears and the Estate.”
A recent comment from Spears’ mother, Lynne, was apparently included in the legal docs, pointing to Jamie’s unwillingness to act in Spears’ best interests. “On both a professional and personal level, it is evident to me that James P. Spears is incapable of placing my daughter’s interests ahead of his own,” she stated. Jamie has “microscopic control” over their daughter, has been known to prescribe incorrect medicine, and has even threatened her, according to Lynne’s initial comment.
