A homologation judge on Thursday dismissed Jamie Spears ‘objections to an order that established the Bessemer Trust Co. as co-conservative in the estate of Britney Spears’ daughter.
Judge Brenda Penny appointed Bessemer as co-conservative with Jamie Spears on November 10. At the same time, Penny also denied Spears’ request to remove her father entirely from guardianship.
Subsequently, Britney Spears’ lawyer, Samuel Ingham, presented a proposal for order to effect co-guardianship. Jamie Spears’ lawyer opposed the proposed order’s text, saying it unduly reduced his powers over his daughter’s assets. The judge denied these objections.
Addressing the court on Thursday, Ingham said the aim of the order was to give Jamie Spears and Bessemer “an equal division of responsibilities, in the hope that they would sit down and find out together how best to deal with this complex heritage for the benefit of my client. ”
“It is no secret that my client does not want her father to be a co-conservative, but we recognize that removal is a separate problem,” said Ingham.
Ingham has indicated separately that it may try to revise its request to remove Jamie Spears entirely, but he did not do so on Thursday.
The hearing comes a week after the release of “Framing Britney Spears”, a New York Times documentary on Hulu and FX that examines the guardianship. The documentary features #FreeBritney activists who say the probate court has kept Spears under legal restrictions against his will.
As in previous hearings, some #FreeBritney activists appeared with posters outside the Stanley Mosk Court in Los Angeles. The group #FreeBritney also organized a Zoom meeting during the hearing to discuss the case.
Ingham said that Bessemer and Jamie Spears should then jointly organize a budget and investment plan for Spears’ equity.
The court is expected to hold additional hearings on March 17 and April 27.