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Britney Spears got free from her 13-year conservatorship. But they are still working out the details. This week the judge affirmed that she can sign legal documents on her own. But her dad Jamie Spears, 69, and his new lawyers are not going away. And December 8th the former conservator asked to have access again to the Grammy winners’ estate plan.

The access request comes 3 months after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny removed him from the role. He was in-charge of Britney’s conservatorship from 2008 to August 2021. And Britney’s conservatorship was officially terminated three months after she was successful in getting him removed.

Judge Penny ruled this week that Britney, 40, now has the power to execute and sign financial or estate documents by herself. And having that power again, after 14 years, is what the pop star has been fighting for since at least 2019.

The elder Spears appeared remotely at the court hearing where his attorney requested to “access Britney’s estate plan.”  

“In a normal situation, a normal person would never have to show their estate plan,” said an attorney for John Zabel, a CPA who was hired by Britney to review her finances. There were many objections from Britney's side.

It has been reported that Jamie’s attorney told the court at one point: “I propose that we behave like grown-ups.”

It looks like the world-famous entertainer now has a team that is working on her behalf. And they are circling the wagons trying to keep her Dad away from Britney’s estate.

Britney Spears attorney has another win

After the December 8th hearing Britney’s attorney Mathew Rosengart appeared outside the Stanley Mosk courthouse. 

“Jamie Spears was noticed by myself and my law firm, meaning we served papers for his deposition. He did not show up for his deposition the first time. He did not appear for his deposition the second time. So he has not yet been deposed but he will be deposed in this case and I look forward to taking his deposition.”

He then explained what action he would take if Spears' dad refuses to sit for a deposition.

 "If necessary, the action we will take to get his deposition, which is required by law, is to file a motion to compel. It should not be necessary, but if he continues to evade his deposition, we will file a motion to compel.” 

A motion to compel is a formal request to ask the court to force Jamie to give the information requested. 

Rosengart ended the interview by repeating that “Mr. Spears is a disgrace and suspended as her conservator. That’s a statement of fact.”

Zabel, Rosengart, and others are continuing to review the estate. In August the attorney claimed, “There has been an evident dissipation of assets of Ms. Spears Estate, and that dissipation is ongoing.” 

Outside the courthouse, in Rosengart's update, he said, “TriStar filed a motion to quash subpoenas that were served on TriStar, as well as Robin Greenhill, and that’s something the court is going to address during the hearing on Jan. 19.”

The next hearing is scheduled for January 19, 2022. And it is anticipated that Britney's legal team and the financial team will object to some of the large fees charged by attorneys who were supposed to be representing her “best interests.”

It has been reported that the now free megastar is on vacation in Cabo.