Britney Spears should be set free!

Britney Spears should be set free!

It is a shame that Britney Spears is still under conservatorship and or guardianship! People under conservatorship or guardianship lose the right to make even the most basic decisions for them.  Getting married, spending money, choosing where to live, visiting doctors … people like Britney Spears can make none of those decisions for themselves. It may have been something necessary five years ago, but it should have ended when she went back on tour! If she can work and make money then she should be able to make her own decisions with managers and advisors by her side. She’s worth about $25 - $50 million dollars and is on an allowance (about $1200 a week!) set by conservator (her father)! He controls her finances. The pop star's conservatorship attorneys filed a motion earlier this month requested that the court continue to grant Jamie Spears monthly payments to the tune of $16,000. Jamie is also asking the court to have his daughter's estate cover the cost of his rented office—which comes out to $1,200 a month. Brit Brit's papa has been serving as his daughter's conservator since 2008. Also all or any other expenses he racks up are covered by Britney’s estate. It has been reported that she will be paid $30 million for her Sin City extravaganza and be given a luxury apartment to stay in while performing! She just got paid about $15 million for one season’s work on the X Factor! Where she was mature, composed, and even graceful at times, she even mentored teenage singers.  She held herself together and gave constructive feedback. What thirty-one-year-old Britney doesn’t look like is someone who is legally incompetent, unable to make decisions about her own life. These are legal proceedings normally saved for elderly individuals with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, or people with severe developmental disabilities.  They are necessary to help those who are unable to protect themselves.  They weren’t created as a legal means to protect valuable careers. However, Britney is said to have a psychological condition, such as bipolar disorder, that justifies the continued need for conservatorship.  Obviously, there is a great deal about her situation that the general public doesn’t know.  But many people have psychological disorders without having their most basic rights stripped away from them.  The question is, for how long does her condition and past meltdowns continue to justify this extreme remedy? Another 5 years? More? Britney is now a cash cow for many people. Her father, attorneys, agents and many others! The fear amongst these people must be if she ever is ever released from this conservatorship how many will she get rid of! Whatever, if she can work and make money she should be able to make her own decisions and this conservatorship should be removed!