{"id":20082,"date":"2021-09-29T21:14:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T01:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=20082"},"modified":"2021-09-29T21:14:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T01:14:04","slug":"britney-spears-father-suspended-as-conservator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/09\/29\/britney-spears-father-suspended-as-conservator\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears’ father suspended as conservator"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A judge has suspended Britney Spears’ father from the legal arrangement that gave him control of her life after Spears accused him of years of abuse.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Jamie Spears was appointed her guardian in 2008, amid concerns over her mental health. On Wednesday, a judge handed the role to a man appointed by Spears.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Spears, who denies any abuse, had filed to end the conservatorship after Spears requested another guardian.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Fans around the world have supported her through the #FreeBritney campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A conservatorship is granted by a court for individuals who are unable to make their own decisions, like those with dementia or other mental illnesses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Spears’ is split into two parts – one for her estate and financial affairs, the other for her as a person. Under this legal agreement, she has not controlled her finances since 2008.<\/p>\n

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Jamie Spears was initially in charge of both parts of the conservatorship but stepped down as his daughter’s personal conservator in 2019 for health reasons. Jodi Montgomery, a care professional, replaced him in that role on what has been a temporary basis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In a court hearing in Los Angeles, Judge Brenda Penny formally ended the conservatorship that the star had with her father, but left in place a separate conservatorship with an accountant chosen by Spears’ legal team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Spears had argued that this accountant, John Zabel, was not qualified to oversee the singer’s $59m (\u00a346m) fortune.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Judge Penny ruled that the singer’s care be turned over to Mr Zabel “forthwith”, adding that it “is in the best interest of the conservatee”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The singer’s lawyers also requested that a new hearing be held in the next 30 to 45 days to decide whether to end Spears’ conservatorship altogether.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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