A conservatorship is granted by a court to those who are unable to make their own decisions, such as those suffering from dementia or other mental diseases.
Britney Spears’ conservatorship was divided into two sections: one for her estate and financial matters and another for her as a person.
After her divorce from Kevin Federline was finalised and she lost custody of their two children, the singer began acting strangely.
A string of public episodes aroused concerns about her mental health, including the actress shaving her head and striking a photographer’s car with an umbrella.
She was committed to the hospital twice in 2008 under a temporary psychiatric assessment ruling, including following an incident in which she allegedly refused to relinquish her sons during a police standoff.
Around this time, Britney was put under a temporary conservatorship which was later made permanent. Her father Jamie’s lawyers stated in recent court filings that the conservatorship was “essential to protect Britney in every meaning of the word.” “Her life was in shambles, and she was in physical, emotional, mental, and financial misery,”