Britney Spears’ dad questions her ‘capacity to understand’ conservatorship change, more news

Jamie Spears moves to keep portions of Britney’s conservatorship case closed as her lawyer fights to have them unsealed

Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, filed court documents this week in an attempt to keep portions of his daughter’s conservatorship case closed. In the new filing, excerpted by TMZ, Jamie questions the 38-year-old singer’s ability “to understand the consequences” of waiving her right to privacy on portions of the case Britney’s lawyer wants unsealed, namely. Britney’s lawyer reportedly wants those portions unsealed in the interest of obtaining the “informed support of the public.” But Jamie says the court needs to decide first whether Britney “has the capacity” to understand what will happen if she does so. Jamie claims the details of Britney’s finances are “inextricably entwined” in those of her medical history. He says unsealing the former would likely lead to certain medical issues being made public. He believes that could ultimately be harmful to Britney and her sons. Finally, he says in the docs that his daughter’s conservatorship is voluntary and she has never filed a request to end it, though she’s technically allowed to do so. It’s worth mentioning that Britney has not been pushing to do away with the conservatorship altogether. Rather, she wants a co-conservator added to its leadership so her dad doesn’t have sole control. She’s been under the conservatorship since 2008. It was recently extended until February 2021.