Britney under dad’s thumb until summer
Natalie Finn

LOS ANGELES—It’s looking as if Britney Spears’ summer vacation is going to be another family affair. Jamie Spears’ coconservatorship over his daughter’s estimated $100 million estate has been extended until July 31, Los Angeles Superior Court spokesman Alan Parachini said Wednesday.
No other details were given, but the temporary power Britney’s dad has had over her affairs was scheduled to expire on Monday, and it’s well-documented that Jamie and his attorneys have been adamant about shooting down efforts made Britney’s behalf to wrest control away from the conservators, including a recent effort apparently orchestrated by Sam Lutfi to move the case to federal court. Jamie and attorney Andrew Wallet were named coconservators of Britney’s finances and Jamie was put in charge of her welfare on Feb. 1, the day after the Blackout songstress was admitted to UCLA Medical Centre’s psych ward for evaluation, her second hospitalization that month.
Although Britney immediately tried to fight the court’s ruling, all attempts to hire her own counsel since her dad took control have been shot down. L.A. Superior Court Commission Reva Goetz, who extended the conservatorship during an unscheduled hearing Wednesday, also granted Jamie the authority last month to fire Britney’s business manager, Howard Grossman, after the elder Spears claimed he defied the court’s order by hooking Britney up with a car and facilitating a meeting with an attorney the day after she was released from UCLA.
Since her series of highly publicized meltdowns, however, Britney has appeared to be back on track, albeit with much of the credit going to her father’s renewed presence in her life. She has had a handful of monitored visits with sons Sean Preston and Jayden James over the past two weeks, her first face time with the boys since her custody-related standoff with police at her Beverly Hills home on Jan. 3, which resulted in a brief stay at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre.