Britney with her father, brother and mother in 2006. Her parents separated
2002 – Jamie Spears and Lynne Spears divorce.
Around the same time, Britney breaks up with Justin Timberlake.
2004 – Britney marries Kevin Federline.
2005 – Britney and Kevin welcome their first child, Sean Preston Federline.
2006 – Jayden James Federline, Britney and Kevin’s second child, is born.
2007 – Britney, struggling through a custody battle and splitting up with Kevin, shaves her head and attacks a paparazzo’s car.
2008 – Jamie Spears applies for Britney’s conservatory claiming she’s legally not well enough to make her own decisions.
Britney in 2008 for a custody hearing as part of her split from Kevin Federline. Jamie Spears in court who was awarded the conservatory in 2008
2009-2019 – QUIET CONSERVATORY YEAR
The trusteeship – which was temporary – is renewed every year.
In court documents, Jamie’s lawyers describe how she makes more money.
JANUARY 2019 – THE PACKAGE BEGINS TO BROWN
Britney in 2019, in the throes of the conservatory, in Las Vegas during her residency
Britney announces an ‘indefinite’ work stoppage and cancels her lucrative Las Vegas residency.
Jamie files paperwork asking for the conservatory to be expanded beyond California to include Hawaii, Louisiana, and Florida.
He steps down as her chief conservator following allegations that he molested one of her sons, but is still listed as one of those responsible.
EARLY 2020 – Britney, Jamie and Jamie-Lynne are together in Louisiana for two weeks.
The #FreeBritney movement is picking up.
Jamie’s lawyers claim that everyone is happy together and enjoys spending time together in quarantine.
NOVEMBER 2020– Britney’s lawyers claim in papers that she is afraid of her father and are asking for the leadership of the Bessemer Trust.
Her fans have started speculating on her cryptic Instagram posts and videos that she wants a way out.
DECEMBER 2020 – The conservatory will be extended until September 2021.
5 FEBRUARY 2021 – Framing Britney Spears debuts on Hulu.
The conservatory that Britney was placed under is commonly used in situations where older, perhaps senile people can no longer mind their own business.
Fans are concerned for her well-being and have demanded that she be released from the control of her father, Jamie
It relinquishes control to an appointed conservator for the benefit of the recipient, but in most cases, the recipient is not healthy enough to make their own money, unlike Britney who makes millions. Under the escrow rules, Jamie now has equal control of her estate with a third party and an attorney, Andrew Wallet.
Wallet derives a salary of $426,000 a year from Britney’s estate.
He, Jamie and the third party recently brought in can make deals on her behalf and limit her visitors.
JUNE 23, 2021 – BRITNEY RULES IN COURT
Britney and her boyfriend Sam Asghari
In emotional testimony, Britney told the court that she had suffered psychologically for years as a result of the conservatory which she said was so restrictive that she was not allowed to remove her IUD for birth control.
JUNE 30, 2021 – JUDGE DEJECTS BRITNEY’S REQUEST TO REMOVE JAMIE
Judge Brenda Penny, responding to Britney’s request in November 2020, refuses to remove Jamie from the agreement.
She doesn’t say why, but she does invite her lawyer to file paperwork to end it, which he doesn’t.
JULY 1, 2021 – BESSEMER TRUST TAKES BACK AFTER JAMIE POSTED THE CARD
A day after the judge’s ruling, Bessemer Trust, who had been appointed, resigned, saying they never knew Britney wanted to quit the conservatory.
In a court case, the company’s lawyers said, “We listened to her and respect her wishes.”
JULY 5, 2021 – BRITNEY’S LONG TIME MANAGER RESIDENCES
Larry Rudolph wrote a letter to Jamie and the conservatory to say he was no longer needed as Britney wanted to retire.
He said he had not spoken to her in two years but had been told by others that she wanted to resign.
JULY 6, 2021 – BRITNEY’S LAWYER RESIDENCES
Sam Ingham, the lawyer appointed to represent Britney in 2008, is stepping down after failing to file paperwork to end the conservatory despite her pleas.
JULY 14, 2021 – BRITNEY WINS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE HER OWN LAWYER
A Los Angeles court granted Britney the right to choose a lawyer to help her finish her conservatory after telling a judge that the current situation “allowed my father to ruin my life.” She chose former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart as her new attorney.
JULY 23, 2021 – BRITNEY FLASHES HER TITS ON INSTAGRAM
Singer’s half-naked post was praised by fans, including Paris Hilton, as proof of her determination to become a “free woman.”
JULY 27, 2021 – LYNNE SPEARS AGREES TO TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF HER DAUGHTER
The singer’s mother’s attack on Jamie gives her a powerful new ally in her bid to be released.
AUGUST 12, 2021 – JAMIE SPEARS AGREES TO RESIGN AS CURATOR
Jamie’s lawyers have filed court documents stating that he will step down and ensure an orderly transition to another conservator.
He said he did this because he felt a public argument with his daughter was not in her best interest.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 – JAMIE SPEARS FILES TO END conservatorship
Jamie argues that his daughter ‘is entitled to have this court now give serious consideration as to whether this receivership is no longer necessary’.
The filing further stated that Britney Spears’s circumstances have changed “to the extent that there may no longer be grounds for a precautionary attachment.”
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 – JAMIE SUSPENDED FROM CUSTOMERSHIP
Los Angeles Supreme Court Justice Brenda Penny ruled to suspend Jamie as custodian of Britney’s estate.
Accountant John Zabel has been appointed as a temporary substitute curator.
NOVEMBER 2, 2021 – JAMIE FILES TO IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE CUSTOMERSHIP AND GET AWAY FROM ALL FINANCIAL CLAIMS
Jamie Spears filed court documents stating that he would leave the scheme immediately, hand over all documents and seek no financial advantage.
NOVEMBER 12, 2021 – JUDGE TERMINATES BRITNEY’S conservatorship
A Los Angeles judge ordered an end to the conservatory that controlled Britney’s life — and $60 million fortune — for 13 years.
“The court rules that the trusteeship of the person and estate of Britney Jean Spears is no longer required,” Judge Brenda Penny said at a hearing in LA Superior, where Britney did not appear.
‘That is why the guardianship will be terminated as of today.’
APRIL 11, 2022 – BRITNEY ANNOUNCES SHE IS EXPECTING
More than four months after finishing her conservatory, Spears – who said she was forced to use birth control because of the conservatory – announced she was “having a baby” and suggested that she and Asghari were married.
MAY 14, 2022 – BRITNEY SAYS SHE LOST BABY IN MISCARRY
Spears took to Instagram in a joint message with Asghari to say they had lost the child they were expecting.
In a statement, they said: ‘It is with the utmost sadness that we have to announce that we have lost our miracle baby early in the pregnancy.
“This is a terrible time for any parent. Perhaps we should have waited to announce until we had moved on, but we were too excited to share the good news.”
JUNE 10, 2022 – BRITNEY AND SAM TO MARRY AT HER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOME
Spears and Asghari married at her home in Southern California in a ceremony that took place nine months after they announced they were engaged to each other.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 – CALIFORNIA AMENDS GUARDIAN LAWS AFTER SPEARS CASE
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill restricting conservatories from granting legal guardianship to people in the wake of the pop star’s case.
The law requires judges to consider all alternatives to a precautionary attachment before implementing one.