Brit Scores Big in Court

Britney SpearsSources close to the custody case tell TMZ Britney Spears will get three days supervised visitation a week, significantly more face time than she gets now.

It is unclear whether she has overnights with the kids. A source close to the fam tells us Brit is aiming to get back 50/50 custody by August.

We've also learned Britney will spend Mother's Day with the kids.

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46. Brit at her worst is a farrrrrrr better parent than KFed at his best.

Posted at 5:51PM on May 6th 2008 by chicken stripper

47. I wonder if her kids think it is weird that every time their mom visits
there is some stranger in the room? Anyway: I am glad (glad is probably to
strong of a word) that she received more visitation rights. go Brit!

Posted at 5:51PM on May 6th 2008 by noiseslug

48. Hey TMZ. How did you come up with "scores big in court"?

Item: the conservatorship continues.

Item: Kevin still has custody.

Item: Britney still has to pay child support.

Item: Britney still cannot have unsupervised time with her children.

Item: Instead of 9 hours a week with her children, Britney now has more time.

Compared to what lots of Britney fans have been praying for (complete, unsupervised custody for Britney, or at least 50/50; end of child support for K-Fed; no more conservatorship), this is practically no change at all.

The final item I mentioned is definitely a step forward, and I'm sincerely glad to see it. However, it's only a small step. I certainly wouldn't say "scores big".

Posted at 5:52PM on May 6th 2008 by Let's keep things in perspective

49.

K-Fed is doing what he said he would from the start. First, he said he was going to take care of his children and that Britney needed help. He said that he did not want to keep Britney from the children forever, but would do so until she was able to be a parent. He seems to have been willing to give her more than the court was, on a supervised basis. That also speaks well of his intentions.

It may be a very long time before Britney is living an unsupervised life herself, so she can hardly believe that all of the restrictions are going to be lifted (both on herself and her sons) in a very short period of time.

The Spears family have also done what they said they would do. They tried to reach her and reason with her, which didn't work. They begged and pleaded and then were left no alternative but to push the 5150 issue, which was the only way left when you are dealing with a child who is not a minor and who has mental health issues.

Whether it is due to medications, the control the court has over Britney, or the control that the court has given to her father, or her desire to be with her sons.....either way, something is working to her benefit.

It is now up to her to learn to deal with her issues and her illness in a mature way so that she can live a relatively normal life and share in parenting her children. As bad as things were, they are looking up.


Posted at 5:54PM on May 6th 2008 by OCD

50. good for you brite, things will get better. blessings

Posted at 6:01PM on May 6th 2008 by pattie

51. 49. Brit at her worst is a farrrrrrr better parent than KFed at his best.

Posted at 5:51PM on May 6th 2008 by chicken stripper

Oh, really? Here are some examples of Brit at her worst:

1. Repeately refusing to follow court orders that would have made it much more likely that she could have kept custody of her children and be the mother that they needed.

2. Repeatedly refusing to appear in court. This also would have made it more likely for her to have kept custody.

3. Repeatedly partying late at night without her children.

4. Publicly displaying her nude crotch instead of staying home with her children.

5. Having sex in gas-station bathrooms instead of staying home with her children.

6. Instead of turning her kids over to K-Fed, as was part of their legal agreement, locking herself in a room and losing control of herself to the point where she needed to be committed for a 72-hour hold.

7. A bit later, getting re-committed for a two-week hold, from which she was only able to leave Against Medical Advice.

8. Blowing anywhere from 40 to 80 million dollars of her former 120 million dollar fortune. This was done over the past few years. Those millions would have been a very nice nest egg for her babies.

I agree that K-Fed is no shining angel, but I can't think of anything that he has done that comes even close to Britney's transgressions, especially with regard to his parenting skills.

But maybe you know better. If so, let's have a list of parenting attributes of "KFed at his best", as you put it, that look worse than the parenting skills that I listed above. And you can even add things that show "KFed at his worst" to the list, if you want.

Posted at 6:12PM on May 6th 2008 by Please give us examples

52. Posted at 6:12PM on May 6th 2008 by Please give us examples

I totally agree with you. Britney had 50/50 custody of the kids before and she f*******d it all up.
To me the kids seem to be a burden to her. She wants them and yet she did everything to seperate herself from them.

Posted at 6:19PM on May 6th 2008 by manimal

53. FIRST!

Posted at 6:43PM on May 6th 2008 by FIRST!

54. I'm looking for the Unmasking Avenger and I am not happy.

Posted at 7:26PM on May 6th 2008 by Wahusenecawh

55. I am happy she is making an effort & I hope she comes back stronger. I think she deserves another chance. I think she is basically a good person in a messed up world.

Posted at 8:13PM on May 6th 2008 by awave

56. #54 I don't think the kids were around when Britney was exhibiting that behavior you list. It was obvious to Brit's parents that she was exhibiting that kind of behavior in the presence of people in charge of Britney's business and they stepped up and took charge. Perhaps KFed's hired help and his mother did an excellent job in keeping those kids healthy and happy. It's obvious to the lawyers both parents should have access to those boys.

Posted at 8:44PM on May 6th 2008 by chicken stripper

57. leave the girl alone, TMZ has one thing after another about her.
jesus every other one!

good for you brit! have fun with the kids!
every mama needs her babies!

Posted at 10:29PM on May 6th 2008 by lily

58. BIMBO SPEARS IS AN UNFIT MOTHER !!!!!! THE FLAKE IS NOT FIT TO EVEN RAISE A RADISH !!!!!! I HOPE THE BIMBO HAS A LOUSY MOTHERS DAY, CRASHING UP CARS IN HOLLYWOOD, BECAUSE THATS ALL SHE CAN DO !!!!!!!!

Posted at 12:25AM on May 7th 2008 by Pat Van Alders

59. good for them I hope she finly get that kids and not toys I think she is getting better and she did have some thing very wrong with her witch I am happy her family cares and steeped if some one did this for heath maybe we would still have him

Posted at 12:48AM on May 7th 2008 by sara

60. Why do you focus on that poor girls every move? I know we want to hear gossip about stars BUT bringing their personal family business about them kids is outrageous!!!!! The kids are gonna be the ones who are hurt in the end. Shame on you TMZ

Posted at 1:03AM on May 7th 2008 by heather

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