Britney Spears’ father Jamie has formally filed to end the singer’s 13-year-long conservatorship.
Weeks after announcing he would be stepping down as his daughter’s longtime conservator, Jamie insists the judge’s decision to allow the Toxic star to hire her own legal representative implies she is capable of living without the legal arrangement.
In papers filed Tuesday, September 7, he said: “In so doing, this Court has recognized that Ms. Spears has both the capacity and capability to identify, engage, and instruct counsel of her own choice, on her own, without the assistance of the Conservator or the Court.
“If Ms. Spears has the capability to engage counsel on her own, she presumably has capacity to handle other contractual and business matters.”
Echoing Brintey’s wish to have the conservatorship terminated without a medical evaluation, he added: “The grounds for establishment of a conservatorship may no longer exist.”
“Ms. Spears has told this Court that she wants control of her life back without the safety rails of a conservatorship.
“She wants to be able to make decisions regarding her own medical care, deciding when, where and how often to get therapy.
“She wants to control the money she has made from her career and spend it without supervision or oversight. She wants to be able to get married and have a baby, if she so chooses.
“In short, she wants to live her life as she chooses without the constraints of a conservator or court proceeding.
“If Ms. Spears wants to terminate the conservatorship and believes that she can handle her own life, Mr. Spears believes she should get that chance.”
The next hearing in the case is scheduled for September 29 and, while Jamie was expected to step down during the session, it now looks like the future of the conservatorship could also be determined.
Britney has been fighting to remove her father from the controlling role he has held for 13 years while seeking an end to the overall conservatorship, which has left her “traumatised” and “depressed”.
