Celebrity Justice
Custody Report Says Brit has "Issues"

The parental bible in the Britney Spears/Kevin Federline custody war is in -- and it is powerful, folks.
Britney Spears, Kevin Federline
It's called the Child Custody Evaluation report. Sources say it is "several hundred" pages long, and lawyers for both sides received it on Friday. Our sources say the report is a "mixed bag" -- both encouraging and damaging for Britney.

The report, written by Dr. Jane Shatz, is extremely detailed. There is a hearing next week (May 6) in the custody case and the report could be all-telling.

And, sources say, the report "makes it more likely that Britney will show for the hearing."

Lawyers for both sides refused to comment or respond.

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61. Look people, it's one thing to like Britney, to wish her the best, and to want to show support for her. It's something quite different to deliberately ignore reality.

The fact is that Britney has mental issues that are serious enough to have warranted her being put under a conservatorship. If she accepts that she has these problems and learns to manage them via appropriate medication and life style changes, she can get back to a semblance of a normal life.

Sadly, Britney has not exercised much good judgment about herself in the past, and therefore, I'm concerned that once the conservatorship ends and she isn't being managed by her father and others, she could feel well and stop taking her meds, which would cause her to crash and burn all over again, as KC Rosie has so aptly described, above.

I also agree with DIANE T (the original one) that Britney is unlikely to get anything more than a continuation of monitored custody for the time being. She has not yet demonstrated that she can take care of herself, let alone her little ones.

I hope that she will go to court on May 5, although sadly, I'm not going to bet on it.

Posted at 4:48AM on Apr 29th 2008 by qwerty

62. Britney was diagnosed with being bipolar. She is only now receiving treatment for that "issue". Britney was for months drugged without her knowledge by someone she thought she could trust. Long before these "issues" , Britney caught her husband with a prostitute shortly after she gave birth to his 2nd child. She has been taken advantage of by so many it is unreal. But things are much better for her now. Yes, she is quite capable of mothering her children and having joint custody with Kevin. She deserves a break. Best wishes to her and I hope her attorneys prove she is ready to regain her life and improve it. We all have "issues" .

Posted at 11:43AM on Apr 29th 2008 by Kayla

63. Kayla how do you know that Britney's husband was caught with a prostitute shortly after she gave birth to her second child? Explain to us exactlly how Britney is so capable of "mothering" her children when the courts haven't give her custody of them at this point in time? Where is all of this information coming from? Where is your proof? We're waiting to hear your answer!

Posted at 12:23PM on Apr 29th 2008 by examiner

64. To follow up on examiner's queries (currently msg #63) ...

Think about this, Kayla: Britney was put under the control of a conservatorship because she has been judged to be incapable of providing for her own basic survival needs. So how could she possibly be capable of caring for her children if she can't even take care of herself?

Some day, the conservatorship will come to an end. It will make sense at that time to consider the possibility of Britney having unsupervised custody of her kids. But until she is deemed to be mentally fit enough to live her own life without being monitored by her own babysitters, she is in no position to take full parental responsibility.

Posted at 4:39PM on Apr 29th 2008 by qwerty

65. Give her some time and she'll lose it again. I wouldn't want the damage done to those children hanging over my head.

Posted at 4:44PM on Apr 29th 2008 by Anne

66. Why does everyone feel so sorry for this junkie anyway. An average citizen would have been finished long ago. Please

Posted at 4:44PM on Apr 29th 2008 by Anne

67. "Don't confuse me with facts and logic. I've already made up my mind."

Posted at 4:35AM on Apr 30th 2008 by The words of a typical Britney lover

68. Why pick on poor Britney?? She has long lost that girl next door look or you might call it the sweet young lady look. She is a divorced mother of two. The singing and dancing gig is also long behind her and she is seeking work doing commercials whick is good. The things that brought her fame and fortune have faded with age but she is not sitting around living off her income from her previous career. She is working like the rest of us and she may do some screwed up things but we all have from time to time. She may or may not have mental issues I cannot say because I am not a medical doctor who has spent time with her as a professional.

Posted at 10:16PM on May 1st 2008 by 800 Pound Gorilla

69. She'll be there. Very interesting take you guys have on this.

Joey.

Posted at 3:44PM on May 4th 2008 by Joey

70. sAD TO SAY HER MOTHER TURNED HER INTO A SEX CRAZY TEEN, EVEN BEFORE THAT, SHE DOESNT KINOW ANYTHING ELSE, YEARS AND YEARS OF SHOW BIZ SEX ADDICTS HITTING ON HER, CHILD CRAZY SEX PRODUERSS , ITS WELL KN OW FROM DECADES AGO, SLEEPING WITY THE DIRECTORS , THE CASTING COUCH,THE , HOME ALONE ACTOR, AS AN EXPAM , M JACKSON PHEDOPHILE,, ALL OF THEM, SHE DOESNT KNOW REALITY, THANKS TO A HYPOCRTIE MOTHER AND PIG,, GOING TO CHURCH, AND BIG ALCOHOLIC FATHER, WHO I BET SEDUCED HER AND DID MUCH ELSE, THEY WERE A,LOWED TO RUN AROUD NAKED, WHAT ABOUT THE BIG BRO SHE LIVED WITH HIM FOR COUPL;E YERAS IN NY SHE LEARED IT ALL FROM MOMMY THE VULTURE DEAREST,, I CAN JUST HEAR HER AT 7/ 8 MOMMY WHY DO I HAVE TO DO ALL THIS ? I WANT TO BE KID PLAY NORMAL AS A FAMI,.Y..... YADA YADA GET MY DRIFT, ? TY SHEA YOUR RIGHT K FED IS GETTING HUNFRY AS USUAL NOW PLAYING NICIY NICY , MORE ABUSE ON HER, SHE GETS WHAT SHE ASKS FOR FOR NOT SUIING HWER MOTHER FOR CHILD ABUSE AND IMORRALITY AND YOUNG ADULT SEX WITH OLDER MEN,

THE MOTHER SHOULD BE SRIPPED NAKED AND PUT ON THE STAGE , BY A CHURCH AND TELL EVERY PARENT WARNING , HERE IS WHTA A MOTHER HAS CREATED BY THE DEVIL; , A DESTROYED CHILD FOR THE REST OF HER L;IFE, BRAIN DAMGED IN MANY WAYS, HOLLYWOOD FROM VERY YOUNG ITS BEEN ALL ABOUT EROCTIC DANCING AND NOW PORNO AS I SEE IT. KIDS BEWARE, SHES RICH BY SELLING HERSELF TO THE DEVIL, , SOMEONE BEAT THE SHIO OUT OF LYNN PLEASE AND JAMIE THE DRUNK AND K FED LEE

Posted at 9:41AM on May 6th 2008 by LUANNE

71. GOOD LUCK AT YOUR HEARING--------BRIT" YOU DESERVE THE BEST.YOUR A WONDERFUL MOM,KEEP LOOKING UP.EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT FOR YA!

Posted at 10:41AM on May 6th 2008 by debra jean

72. I have a bit of money. I don't act like that. This has nothing to do with church.

And on top of that, celeb justice and real justice are two totally different things.

Joey.

Posted at 4:50PM on May 13th 2008 by Joey

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