Judge sides with Britney Spears in ongoing court battle with her father over finances
Although Britney Spears' 13-year conservatorship has ended, the legal battle over her finances is still going on.
The singer's attorney, Mathew Rosengart, faced disconnected successful tribunal connected Wednesday against lawyer Alex Weingarten, who present represents the popular star's father, Jamie Spears.
Judge Brenda Penny ruled against a petition from the elder Spears for Britney Spears to acceptable speech wealth from her $60 cardinal property successful a reserve to perchance screen ineligible fees, which would see her father's.
CNN attended the proceeding wherever Rosengart and Weingarten argued implicit whether the Grammy victor should beryllium liable for the latest circular of ineligible fees incurred passim her conservatorship.
The singer's begetter was the conservator of his daughter's finances and oversaw her aesculapian decisions for much than a decennary earlier helium was suspended precocious past year.
Court documents filed by Rosengart up of the proceeding and obtained by CNN, authorities that the popular star's begetter allegedly paid himself $6 cardinal from his daughter's property during the conservatorship, and that the property had paid "dozens of antithetic instrumentality firms" per Jamie Spears' petitions passim the conservatorship, totaling much than $30 million.
The documents besides allege that the elder Spears attempted to usage his daughter's fame and resources successful a program to transportation a tv amusement to the Cooking Channel successful 2015 titled, "Cookin' Cruzin' and Chaos with Jamie Spears."
CNN has reached retired to Weingarten to clarify whether helium ever did formally transportation the show.
During the hearing, Weingarten requested that the justice unseal the singer's aesculapian records, arguing that "the nationalist has the close to know" the afloat picture.
In an interrogation with Variety following the hearing, Rosengart called that petition "outrageous."
The lawyers besides argued implicit whether Jamie Spears illegally placed signaling devices passim his daughter's location during her conservatorship. Weingarten disputed that claim, stating the allegation was "fake oregon taken retired of context." Rosengart deed backmost and called Weingarten's statements "lies."
CNN has reached retired to some ineligible teams for further comment.
There are 2 upcoming tribunal hearings successful the quality acceptable for March 16 and July 27.
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