Britney Spears has asked a judge to reject her mother’s request that the singer pay more than $660,000 in legal fees incurred during the pop star’s previous guardianship period.
Britney Spears’ attorney, Matthew Rosengart, contested the request in a response filed before Wednesday’s hearing, noting that Lynne Spears was a third party in custody. Lynne Spears’ request, filed in November 2021, argued that she had appointed a legal team to “help Britney break the restrictions imposed by guardianship.”
But Britney Spears, who had paid her father Jimmy Spears legal fees throughout the guardianship period, objected to her mother’s request. Rosengart emphasized that there was no legal basis to require a reservist to pay third party expenses and it would set a dangerous precedent.
Rosengart also states that Britney Spears has already spent nearly $1.7 million to live her mother’s “big, expensive house” in Kentwood, Louisiana, and related maintenance expenses.
“The fees and costs involved cannot be raised on Britney Spears, who has already paid several million for a court-appointed counsel, an estate maintenance attorney, a person maintenance attorney, and others, all with so generously given her objection to her mother’s beautiful home and paying all associated expenses,” Rosengart said in his objection to her mother’s beautiful home. So.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny has postponed ruling in the case, saying more documents are required before she can approve the application, according to a subpoena reviewed by NBC News on Thursday.
The petition is expected to be reviewed again in July.
In 2008, Britney Spears was placed in a guardianship state that was dissolved last year after she told the court that she felt her father’s controlling influence over her life as guardian was abusive.
Lynne Spears made a series of legal motions in 2019 calling for her to be kept informed of developments related to her daughter’s guardianship.
Although she did not apply to become a personal or financial bodyguard, Lynne Spears’ petition said she helped her daughter meet new doctors and raised her concerns with the court during what was described as a “crisis” point in the guardianship.
Rosengart argued that forcing his client to pay Lynne Spears’ attorneys’ fees would open the door to “harm” for any “interested party” to seek governors to pay exorbitant legal fees that were not incurred.
“If Britney Spears (now, finally, a free woman) voluntarily agrees that Lynne Spears should receive an additional amount from her, it will be her choice,” Rosengart said. “But the petition is wholly unsupported by law or equity and should be rejected for these reasons alone.”
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