After receiving approval from an L.A. court tohire a lawyer of her choosing, Britney Spears isplanning out her next stepsin her conservatorship battle.
A source close to the situation tells PEOPLE exclusively the pop star, 39, has imminent plans to file a motionseeking to remove her dad, Jamie Spears, as the conservator of her estate.
“That’s her main goal,” says the source, who adds that Britney’s new lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, will also be asking the court to forgo a mental health evaluation for his client.
Rosengart has not responded to a request for comment from PEOPLE.
During her two recent court hearings, the singer has been vocal about not wanting to be evaluated, a step legal experts say is typically required in order to terminate a conservatorship.
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Still, “she’s really happy and excited that she has new representation,” says the source. “She feels like she’s finally heading towards ending this.”
At her latest court hearing on Wednesday, Britney reportedly told Judge Brenda Penny she is “extremely scared” of Jamie, whostepped down as his daughter’s personal conservatorin late 2019. “This conservatorship has allowed my dad to ruin my life,” she told the court.
Since Britney’s impassioned speech in court on June 23, her personal conservator Jodi Montgomery and her father Jamie have been tangling publicly.
In documents submitted to the court in late June, Jamie, 69, blamed Montgomery for Britney’s “difficulties and suffering” and asked for the court to investigate the singer’s claims.
“Mr. Spears, therefore, was greatly saddened to hear of his daughter’s difficulties and suffering, and he believes that there must be an investigation into those claims,” the filing read.
Montgomery hit back in a lengthy statement from her attorney, saying that she has been a “tireless advocate” for Britney and insisted that Jamie continues to approve all expenditures.
“Jamie Spears, as conservator of the estate, has a duty to make decisions in the best interests of the estate, and sometimes that has meant requested expenditures have been denied or limited,” Montgomery’s attorney said in the statement.
Britney’s June 23 court hearing was the first timeshe has publicly spokenabout her 13-year conservatorship, which was put in place in 2008 following a period of troubling behavior.
source: people.com
