Britney Spears’ Father, Jamie Spears, Immediately Suspended From Her ConservatorshipChristopher Rogerson September 29, 2021 at 10:31 pm

Britney Spears’ estranged father Jamie has been suspended effectively immediately from her conservatorship. He has held the role of conservator since 2008.

Britney Spears, 39, got some positive news during her court appearance on Wednesday, September 29: her dad Jamie Spears, 69, has been suspended effectively immediately from her conservatorship. The Spears patriarch has been conservator of his daughter’s estate since 2008. HollywoodLife has reached out to Britney’s lawyer for comment.

According to reporters in the courtroom on Wednesday, Jamie will be replaced by John Zabel, a certified public accountant. The conservatorship will still remain in place for now, but another court hearing will be set sometime before the end of the year to consider terminating the conservatorship entirely.

Following the hearing on Wednesday, the pop star’s lawyer Mathew Rosengart addressed the crowd outside the courtroom, confirming that a November 12 court date has been set to determine the possible termination of the conservatorship. “It’s a great day for justice,” he said. “[Britney’s] very happy. We’re all very happy.”

Ahead of Wednesday’s court hearing, Jamie made the unexpected move of filling papers to step down from his role as Britney’s conservator on September 7, after spending years defending the arrangement. Brit and her lawyer had filed legal docs to terminate the 13-year conservatorship that she’s been in since 2008, and named Zabel as the ideal candidate to temporarily replace Jamie. Britney’s personal conservator is Jodi Montgomery, who has also been supportive of dissolving the conservatorship.

Britney first made it clear that she wanted to end her conservatorship during an emotional testimony in court on June 23. In her bone-chilling statement, Britney recounted all the ways that the conservatorship had stripped her of her basic autonomy, asserting that her family has harmed her both mentally and emotionally and that her therapist and doctors had put her on lithium, among other medications, that she didn’t want to be on. The singer, who recently got engaged to longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari, also alleged that under the conservatorship, she’s not allowed to get married or remove the IUD that’s stopping her from having more children. “I just want my life back,” she said. “And it’s been 13 years. And it’s enough.”

The “…Baby One More Time” crooner later returned to court on July 14, where she doubled down on her request to remove Jamie from the arrangement completely — and said she wanted him charged with conservatorship abuse. “I am petitioning the court because I want my dad out as conservator,” she said. “I want to press charges on my dad today.” Britney later added, “My lawyer didn’t fight for me one time. No, I am not perfect. I am not crazy. My family never cared.” At that hearing, Britney was granted permission to hire Rosengart as her personal lawyer.

Britney’s conservatorship was enacted in 2008 after she was placed under a 5150 hold, which allows a person experiencing a mental health crisis to be involuntarily held for a 72-hour psychiatric hospitalization. The hold came after a highly-publicized breakdown, in which the star publicly shaved her head. The superstar had a legion of die-hard supporters that sparked the #FreeBritneyMovement; her controversial situation was notably thrust into the spotlight thanks to the FX/Hulu documentary Framing Britney. The follow-up doc, Controlling Britney Spears, was released on Sept. 24.