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Spears Still Can’t ‘Meaningfully’ Take Part in Legal Matters


Spears Still Can't 'Meaningfully' Take Part in Legal Matters | Britney Spears

Four months after her forced stay at a psychiatric facility, Britney Spears is still unable to participate “in any meaningful way” in legal proceedings and may need further tests, a court commissioner presiding over Spears’s conservatorship said Thursday.

Spears’s doctor has made a “differential diagnosis” and “wants to do additional testing in the not-too-distant future – something we will need to address in June,” L.A. Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz said in court after a private, 90-minute discussion with lawyers.

For now, Spears can’t take part in the “litigation process or in discovery proceedings,” Goetz said.

Attorneys did not reveal what was discussed in chambers. No Spears family members were present at the hearing, and Goetz made no rulings in open court other than to say that she is expecting a business plan for Spears to be filed by attorneys by June 13.

Spears’s affairs are being handled by her father, Jamie, and attorney Andrew Wallet.

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Britney & Kevin to Meet in Court


Britney & Kevin to Meet in Court

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline Photo by: INF; Bruce Gifford / FilmMagic
Britney & Kevin to Meet in Court
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline are both expected to attend a hearing in Los Angeles family court Tuesday for a progress review, sources confirm.

Though Spears has spent the last several months keeping a relatively low profile – and staying out of trouble – experts say it’s unlikely the pair’s current custody arrangement will change.

“As long as Britney remains under a conservatorship, she has a long way to go before the court views her as a capable mother,” says L.A. family lawyer Scott Weston, who is not involved in the case.

Spears, who was hospitalized at UCLA Medical Center’s psych ward in January, currently has monitored visitation rights with her sons, Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, several times a week – but no overnight privileges. Her father, Jamie, and a lawyer maintain legal control of her affairs until a July 31 hearing.

Spears has a spotty record of attending previous court hearings: On at least two occasions, the singer briefly appeared then abruptly left – in part due to the media frenzy.

Since her father took control of Spears’s life, the singer has been spending more time with her family – including her previously estranged mom. (She recently attended a baby shower for her sister, Jamie Lynn, in Kentwood, La.)

Spears has also been hard at work filming her second appearance on How I Met Your Mother, which will air May 12.

By Ken Lee

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