Britney Spears does not need to be deposed by her father’s attorneys in the post-conservatorship era, a judge determined on Wednesday.
But a representative for the senior Spears said he will request an appellate review of that and two other judge’s decisions.
Her father’s attorneys want to learn Britney Spears’ opinions on the matter and ask her for any records that might be significant because she is contesting an accounting and costs request.
Judge Brenda Penny of the Los Angeles Superior Court upheld a provisional decision she made on July 13 after concluding that the entertainer’s deposition evidence was unrelated to the details demanded by Jamie Spears’ attorney.
According to the judge, Britney Spears could be questioned in writing and other parties could testify to provide the facts.
The 40-year-old singer’s lawyers hired Kroll, a private investigation company, to look into Jamie Spears’ actions while he was the co-conservator of his daughter’s business interests for years.
On Wednesday, the judge denied his attorneys’ request to depose the expert hired by Kroll.
The judge had previously denied Jamie Spears’ requests for documents from his daughter on the grounds of relevance.
The three rulings will be appealed, according to Jamie Spears’ attorney Alex Weingarten, who claims that his client is legally entitled to the two depositions and the records.
According to Weingarten, Britney Spears is where she is today thanks to her father’s efforts and the 13-year conservatorship.
Weingarten stated that Mr. Spears was proud of what he had done for his daughter in defending her from svengalis, Rasputins, and other dishonest persons.
Mathew Rosengart, Britney Spears’ attorney, asserted that if Jamie Spears truly loved his daughter as he claims, he would accept the judge’s decision and move on.
According to Rosengart, who also criticised Weingarten’s assertion that the whole Britney Spears court file would one day be unsealed, the singer’s deposition would merely “re-traumatize her.”
The performer’s medical records and other private information would become public following the unsealing, according to Rosengart.