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Britney Spears and Kevin Federline are scheduled to appear
in a Los Angeles
courthouse Tuesday, April 6, for a child-custody hearing.
It has been nearly three months since Britney Spears lost
custody of her two children to former husband Kevin Federline, after an
especially erratic display of behavior.
She currently has monitored visitation rights with sons Sean
Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, several times a week. She has no overnight
privileges.
The troubled singer has been under the conservatorship of
her father since her second release from UCLA Medical
Center in February. She is
expected to attend the custody status hearing with her parents, reports the
Associated Press. Federline will also attend, said his spokesman, Elliot Mintz.
Having her family take care of her seems to have been
benefic for Britney, as her public appearances have been noticeably calm and
discrete. She has been seldom photographed and usually in the presence of her
mother or father.
Last week, she visited her hometown of Kentwood, La.,
for her younger sister Jamie Lynn’s baby shower. People magazine reports this
was Britney’s first return to Kentwood
in more than a year.
The same source adds that while the pop singer has been very
well behaved lately, it is unlikely that her custody status changes. “As long
as Britney remains under a conservatorship, she has a long way to go before the
court views her as a capable mother,” L.A.
family lawyer Scott Weston, who is not involved in the case, told People.
Father Jamie Spears and lawyer Andrew Wallet are to maintain
legal control of her affairs until a July 31 hearing.
Despite personal struggles, Britney has not relinquished her
career. A March 24 cameo appearance on CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” as a
receptionist named Abby will be followed by a second portrayal of the character
in an episode that airs on May 12.
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