Fans of Britney Spears squealed in excitement as she is free from conservatorship that has ruled her life, career, and finances for nearly fourteen years. A judge has approved the termination of Britney Spear’s conservatorship that made her free from the controversial legal arrangement that controlled her life for all those years.

On November 12, LA County Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny ordered the controversial arrangement to be terminated. The decision means that Spears will retake control of her estate be able to make decisions on her matters without any interference from professionals and attorneys.

The conservatorship started in 2008 when Britney’s father Jamie Spears was appointed as her conservator. He was taking control over the singer’s personal and financial affairs. He took charge of both the affairs but stepped down as her conservator in 2019 due to health reasons.

A care professional was appointed in place of him by the court. Later in September 2021, he was suspended as a conservator of her financial estate, and an accountant has been appointed in place of him.

A conservatorship is a kind of adult guardianship in the United States which is given to another family member to be in charge of the conservatee. It is granted by the court for individuals who are unable to make their own decisions due to dementia or some mental illness. Conservatorship is intended to protect individuals who are not able to look after themselves, their interests, finances, living arrangements, medical care, and general well-being.

The reason why Britney fell into conservatorship

In 2008, Jamie Spears filed for conservatorship over Bitney due to an incident when she refused to give her children of ex-husband to the representatives, she was taken to the hospital for psychiatric evaluation in the middle of the night. Later, police found out that she was under the influence of an unknown substance and the drug addiction and mental issues were also suspected. After the incident, she had no longer the custody of her children. Seeing such a situation, Jamie Spears took the conservatorship over Britney, since then Britney has no right to make decisions of her life.

Amid all these controversies, Britney continued to work. In 2013, she re-established her image with a successful seventh studio album and began a four-year concert residency in Las Vegas. In 2019-2020, she spoke through her lawyers that she no longer wants the conservatorship of her father. In June 2021, she spoke about her agony how she was forced to perform against her will, was prevented from having children.

She said, ‘This conservatorship is doing me way more harm than good, I deserve to have a life. In September 2021, a court in Los Angeles suspends Jamie Spears as her conservator.     

Following the #FreeBritney movement started, she got to speak about herself. She celebrated the ruling on Instagram calling it the ‘best day ever.’ The crowd of fans squealed with delight, a lot of cheers and chants of ‘Britney is free’ echoed all around. It was indeed a great day for Britney and her fans.