Britney Spears’ father loses custody of the singer in the process

Britney Spears’ fight to remove her father’s custody of her estate continued on Thursday when a judge denied her father’s objections to how her custody would be delegated and reached a breakthrough in negotiations.

Remember, Britney Spears has petitioned court last year before fire his father And by placing a financial institution as sole trustee of her estate, her attorney, Samuel D. Ingham III, argued last year that the singer feared James “Jamie” Spears and preferred that a professional financial institution would keep her estate. taking over.

The judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles Brenda Penny, declined the singer’s request last year, but named the Bessemer Trust along with James Spears as co-curator.

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The attorney’s objections for James SpearsVivian Thoreen, on how co-curatorship would be delegated, was dismissed last Thursday, likewise an objection from Thoreen was asked that James Spears would have the power to delegate investment powers, an issue that opened an almost endless debate between the two attorneys.

Ingham told the court that the nature of a co-conservatorship is that the powers of James Spears as sole conservator appointed by the court in 2019 would be reduced, while Thoreen argued that the court orders should be in accordance with the order. From 2019 that granted him exclusive custody.

“There is no intention or desire to create unequal power or decision-making between the two, Your Honor,” Thoreen objected. “This is a way to make it consistent and not take away the powers that Mr. Spears had as a trustee,” they said.

Thoreen also denied Ingham’s concern that James Spears would delegate investment powers to a third party, stating that his client simply “wanted to be able to delegate investment decision-making powers to Bessemer,” they continued.

The objection was denied by the judge and both James Spears and Bessemer Trust are expected to work together on a budget and investment proposal for the Britney Spears estate after Thursday’s hearing.

“My client looks forward to working with Bessemer to pursue an investment strategy in the best interest of his daughter,” Thoreen said in a statement after the hearing.

“My client Jamie Spears has fulfilled his duties as one of Britney’s curators diligently and professionally, and his love for her daughter and dedication to protecting her is evident in court,” the statement said.

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Although Jamie continues as legal guardian, he will have to continue to share all his decisions with the private Bessemer Trust fund, including those regarding finances, an extreme opposed by the father’s lawyers and rejected by Judge Brenda Penny.

This decision is closer to the likes of Spears, who this summer expressed her “strong opposition” to her father who remained in full control of her life.

On the other hand, “It’s no secret that my client doesn’t want his father to be a co-tutor, but we recognize it’s a separate issue,” said the singer’s lawyer, Samuel Ingham. Ingham reiterated that he will try to revoke the father’s powers in the coming sessions, but this Thursday, which lasted just an hour, was summed up in the decision of who was in control of the successful artist’s finances, a new hearing on it. trusteeship is scheduled for next month.

The pop star’s legal battle is rethought after the New York Times release of ‘Framing Britney’, a documentary that followed the rise of Britney Spears and media pressures often blamed. Due to the public collapse in 2007, James Spears was her legal guardian for 12 years.