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In a filing submitted to Los Angeles Superior
Court, lawyer Mathew Rosengart asked that the musician's father,
Jamie Spears, be removed from the conservatorship by Sept. 29
and that a temporary replacement be named to wind down the
arrangement.
"Ms. Spears will seek appointment of a temporary, short-term
conservator to replace Mr. Spears’s until the conservatorship is
completely and inevitably terminated this fall," the filing
said.
Jamie Spears set up the court-sanctioned arrangement that
governs the singer's personal affairs and roughly $60 million
estate in 2008.
The "Stronger" singer told the court in June that her father was
controlling and that she wanted out of the conservatorship, but
no timeline had been requested. The next public hearing in the
case is set for Sept. 29.
In a surprise move, Jamie Spears said in court documents earlier
this month that he supported ending the consevatorship, saying
circumstances had changed.
Jodi Montgomery, the professional conservator who has been
overseeing Britney Spears' personal affairs, supports ending the
conservatorship "subject to proper transition and asset
protection," according to Rosengart's new filing.
Spokespeople for Montgomery and for Jamie Spears did not
immediately respond to requests for comment.
The case was thrust into the spotlight in part by fans who
started a #FreeBritney campaign on social media and a New York
Times documentary.
Netflix Inc plans to release a new documentary about the case on
Tuesday, the day before the next court hearing.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)
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