Britney Spears conservatorship case

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On February 1, 2008, American singer Britney Spears was placed under a conservatorship by Judge Reva Goetz, with her father, Jamie Spears, and attorney Andrew M. Wallet, as conservators. The conservatorship lasted until November 12, 2021. The management of the conservatorship by Jamie, Wallet, and Spears's former business manager Lou M. Taylor, among other parties, generated controversy almost immediately. While Spears was held on an involuntary psychiatric hold in early 2008 for alleged mental health concerns, there was initially a temporary conservatorship intended to last only days. It was extended to months and eventually made permanent, against the objections of Spears. In 2019, Spears's career was put on hiatus when her father was hospitalized and she checked into a mental health facility, citing stress over her father's health. Shortly thereafter, details of the conservatorship leaked from inside the management team. Spears's longtime discontent with the conservatorship came to light...

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