In July 2013, Bynes was hospitalized on a 5150 psychiatric hold. Then a judge granted Bynes’ mother, Lynn, conservatorship of her daughter in 2013.
The ruling ends the 9-year legal arrangement. And Bynes, 35, now has full control of her medical, financial, and personal decisions.
David A. Esquibias, Bynes’ attorney said in an interview that. “Ms. Bynes has done very well in a very short period of time that she’s been [living at the structured community for women.] Now she’s able to live on her own independently and free of the conservatorship. Besides normalcy as a person and a student, I know that she is looking forward to what her next step is going to be.”
“We’re all excited and we’re all anxiously looking forward to Amanda living a life as a private and normal citizen. Ms. Bynes’ parents have both been very supportive throughout the entire conservatorship and have helped her work towards a positive transition into the real world, which was the goal from the beginning of the legal arrangement,” Esquibias added.
