- A new filing from Britney Spears' lawyer includes a petition to remove her dad from the conservatorship.
- This is the first time the request for Jamie Spears' removal has been made official in the court.
- The filing included a supporting statement from Britney's mother Lynne Spears.
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In a new court filing reviewed by Insider, Britney Spears' new lawyer Mathew Rosengart made a direct petition to remove Jamie Spears from her conservatorship.
"For more than thirteen years, Petitioner Britney Jean Spears ('Ms. Spears') has endured a conservatorship that, certainly as it concerns James P. Spears ('Mr. Spears'), has grown increasingly toxic and is simply no longer tenable," the document opened.
"There might well come a time when the Court will be called upon to consider whether the conservatorship should be terminated in its entirety and whether – in addition to stripping his daughter of her dignity, autonomy, and certain fundamental liberties – Mr. Spears is also guilty of misfeasance or malfeasance warranting the imposition of surcharges, damages, or other legal action against him," the petition continued. "Nevertheless, although our investigation into these issues and others is active and ongoing, this Petition does not ask the Court to address such issues today. Instead, this Petition asks the Court to take the initial narrow step, within its broad discretion, of removing Mr. Spears as conservator on grounds that do not even require Mr. Spears to be at, or admit to, fault."
The petition included statements from Jodi Montgomery, a coconservator tasked with overseeing Britney's personal affairs, and Britney's mother Lynne. They each detailed their support of this petition.
Britney Spears' mom said that the relationship between Britney Spears and her father has "dwindled to nothing but fear and hatred."
Last week, Rosengart told reporters he was working "aggressively" to have Jamie Spears ousted from the conservatorship.
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