Is Britney's Conservatorship To Be Made Permanent?
That appeared to be one of the questions facing the courts yesterday, as they met again to discuss Brit, legal fees, visitation, and money:
A Los Angeles Superior Court has approved a request to allow the star, who is worth an estimated $US100 million, a $1,500-a-week allowance on a credit card to "enjoy herself". [...]Commissioner Goetz said she had received two petitions for a permanent conservatiorship - one for Britney's person and one for her estate - which will be dealt with at a hearing on July 31.
After making the request for Britney's credit card, lawyer Geraldine Wyle, representing Jamie Spears, said they also wanted to enlist the help of "entertainment counsel" to assist them with the singer's affairs.
She said they had found a "local counsel" who would do it for a fee of $15,000 a month.
The Commisisoner Mr Wallet if the conservators "bond" was still enough.
He said they were currently using Britney's periodic assets to pay her bills and had a sum of $135,000 to use. "For now we are probably Ok," Mr Wallet told the court.
Britney could have appeared...but then again:
"My client has been inconsistent with her possible attendance at this hearing," he said."The last word I had from her was that she did not attend to appear.
"I have discussed this date with her repeatedly. I would categorise her as unwilling to appear."
And word is also that her counsel wants babydaddy Kevin to pay his share of his legal fees:
Britney's new lawyer, Stacy Phillips, argued that K-Fed's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan's fees are excessive, saying that four months of fees for both sides added up to a whopping $900,000. Additionally, she argued that Kevin has the ability to pay for his own lawyer (the current agreement stipulates that the pop star pays for all of her ex-husband's legal fees), saying, "Ms. Spears is not an open checkbook." Continued on the next page
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