Britney Spears' lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, went to court on Tuesday, April 5, to object to the pop star paying the attorneys' fees of her mother Lynne Spears. The objection comes five months after the controversial 13-year conservatorship of Spears ended.
According to court documents that were obtained by Page Six, Rosengart made the argument that "there is no legal authority supporting the petition" that Lynne Spears filed in November 2021 requesting more than $660,000 in legal fees from the estate of her daughter, Britney.
Rosengart said in the legal papers that Britney Spears has been her family's sole breadwinner for decades and the one supporting her entire family. Rosengart, a former federal prosecutor, then laid out in detail how Jamie Spears had a long history of financial management, which included a bankruptcy filing before her daughter's rise to fame.
Jamie Spears received at least $6 million for his role as conservator
Britney's father benefited greatly in his role as conservator which he started doing back in February 2008. According to Rosengart, Jamie received "more than $6 million" from Britney's estate as conservator until his suspension in September 2021. That allowed the 69-year-old to profit handsomely from Britney's very hard work.
Rosengart said Lynne also took full advantage of her daughter's wealth, with the matriarch residing in a large, expansive house owned by Britney Spears in Kentwood, Louisiana for at least a decade. According to Rosengart, Britney has continuously and generously paid for her mother's property taxes, landscaping, utilities, telephone services, pool work, insurance, pest control, repairs and maintenance, with the total amount reaching approximately $1.7 million.
Rolling Stone reported that Rosengart noted in his argument that Lynne Spears was only a third party in the conservatorship case of her daughter, so there is no legal basis for placing the 40-year-old Grammy winner "in the middle of it."
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No decision made regarding Lynne Spears' legal fees
Lynne filed a petition in November of last year, claiming that Britney had "enthusiastically agreed" to let her become an interested party. The 66-year-old said this was done to help end her daughter's nightmare and the crisis she was enduring under a conservatorship that the "Toxic" star described as "abusive."
According to Lynne's counsel, they had rendered services including court appearances, phone calls, emails, preparation of documents, and meetings prior to the dissolution of Britney's conservatorship later that same month. Variety reported that Lynne's attorneys said that they were retained to help Britney Spears achieve independence from her conservator father James Spears."
This is just the latest tussle between members of the Spears family. The "Crossroads" star has had a rocky relationship with her parents over the years due to their involvement in the court-ordered legal arrangement.
A hearing regarding Lynne's request for attorneys' fees was scheduled on Wednesday afternoon with the judge making no decision regarding her legal fees. The next hearings are set to take place this coming July.
