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What's next for Britney Spears' conservatorship? Legal experts weigh in

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After Wednesday’s bombshell court hearing, i n which Britney Spears aired her concerns over the 13-year conservatorship that hangs over her, many are left …
After Wednesday’s bombshell court hearing, i n which Britney Spears aired her concerns over the 13-year conservatorship that hangs over her, many are left with more questions than answers following the pop star’s address. In her testimony, Spears stated on the record that she didn’t feel she “was heard on any level” the last time she spoke to the court in 2019. Fox News spoke with three experienced and well-versed attorneys, who are not involved in the legal matter, but lent insight into what could happen with Spears’ conservatorship considering the involved parties now have to go back to the drawing board and come to an agreement on what to do moving forward. David Glass, a certified family law attorney and partner with Enenstein Law who also holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, said he believes the judge presiding over the case is in a precarious position as Spears has stated her desire to dissolve the conservatorship without having to prove her mental fitness. “She’s not going to be able to end the conservatorship based only on her statement to the court,” he said. “Britney is going to have to work with her attorney and she’s going to have to work up a petition to terminate conservatorship, wherewith the help of her attorney, she lays out all the reasons why she thinks it’s unfair to be part of a conservatorship.” He added: “But even adding that step probably is not enough to get her out of it. I think she’s going to need a psychological evaluation to show that she’s not currently suffering from any mental illness that will prevent her from taking care of herself or taking care of her money.

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