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Her lawyer, Samuel Ingham, told a court hearing
on Wednesday that he would ask that Jodi Montgomery, who in 2019
was appointed temporary conservator of the singer's personal
affairs, be made permanent. Ingham said he would present the
petition at an April 27 hearing.
Britney Spears, now 39, has made clear through her lawyer in the
past year that she no longer wants her father involved in her
affairs. A previous bid to remove him failed in August last
year.
Montgomery, the singer's care manager, took over from the
singer's father Jamie Spears after he suffered a bout of ill
health. Jamie Spears remains legal guardian of his daughter's
financial affairs but is now sharing those duties with a
financial institution.
A planned court review on Wednesday of the pop star's finances
was postponed for a month.
Jamie Spears was appointed conservator in 2008 after his
daughter was hospitalized for psychiatric treatment following a
widely publicized breakdown.
A television documentary in February brought new scrutiny to the
case and to the #FreeBritney movement started by fans.
#FreeBritney supporters believe Spears is being kept prisoner
and that she is sending cryptic signals begging to be freed
through her social media accounts.
Vivian Thoreen, an attorney for Jamie Spears, noted last month
the pop star had never requested the termination of the legal
arrangement.
"This is a story about a fiercely loyal, loving, and dedicated
father who rescued his daughter from a life-threatening
situation. People were harming her and they were exploiting
her," Thoreen told TV show "Good Morning America" in an
interview.
"Anytime Britney wants to end her conservatorship she can ask
her lawyer to file a petition to terminate it," Thoreen said.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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