A Los Angeles Superior Court
judge, Brenda Penny, on Tuesday refused to suspend pop star Britney Spears’
father James Spears from his 12 year long role as a court appointed conservator to her
daughter.

The judge however approved
Britney Spears’ request for a corporate fiduciary, the Bessemer Trust, to serve
as co-conservator over her estate along with her father, reported AP.

The singer filed a petition to
liberate herself from the control of father James Spears, by stripping
him of decision-making powers over her affairs.

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While Judge Penny declined
Britney’s request to remove her father from the conservatorship, she added that
similar pleas and petitions would be entertained in future if the need be.

Britney’s attorney Samuel D
Ingham III argued that his client’s career is being grievously impacted due to
her father’s domination in her personal and professional affairs.

“My client has
informed me that she is afraid of her father. She will not perform again if her
father is in charge of her career.” Samuel argued in court as per an AP
report.

The pop star has
been on an indefinite work hiatus since early 2019.

Samuel also
claimed that Britney has not been in talking terms with her father for a long
time and that the duo doesn’t share a ‘viable relationship’

James Spear’s
lawyer Vivian Lee Thoreen on the other hand counter argued that Britney saw the
brightest period of her life with her net worth elevating to $60 million from
being in debt under James’ conservatorship.

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“Mr
Spears is doing exactly what he is supposed to be doing as conservator of the
estate; he should be commended, not suspended” AP quoted Vivian as
saying.

He also added that the claims
of father-daughter not been talking is merely an ‘inadmissible hearsay’.

James’ conservatorship began
in 2008 following a court order when Britney was struggling with her mental
health.

The arrangements are normally
limited to people with severely diminished ability to make decisions for them,
and are meant to be temporary, but Spears has remained under court control
longer than anyone expected.