Britney Spears' conservatorJodi Montgomeryis responding to a new filing fromJamie Spearsclaiming she’s responsible forBritney’s “difficulties and suffering.”
In documents submitted to the court Wednesday, Britney’s father Jamie, 68, expressed his “concern” that Montgomery “does not reflect Ms. Spears' wishes,” as he made clear that he has not served as her personal conservator since September 2019 and wants the court to investigate.
However, Montgomery responded in a lengthy statement from her attorney saying that she has been “a tireless advocate” for Britney, 39, and insisting that Jamie is charged with approving any and all expenditures as the controller of her estate.
Montgomery’s statement also revealed that she will be presenting a care plan to the court for “a path to terminate” the conservatorship.
“Ms. Spears told the Court on June 23 that she opposed being under a conservatorship and revealed her ongoing disputes with Ms. Montgomery about her medical treatment and other personal care issues,” read the filing from Jamie’s attorney Vivian Lee Thoreen. “These statements contradict the notion that Ms. Spears would seek to have Ms. Montgomery appointed as her permanent Conservator of the Person.”
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“Mr. Spears, therefore, was greatly saddened to hear of his daughter’s difficulties and suffering, and he believes that there must be an investigation into those claims,” the filing read.
“Not every requested expenditure has been approved,” Montgomery’s statement continued. “Jamie Spears, as conservator of the estate, has a duty to make decisions in the best interests of the estate, and sometimes that has meant requested expenditures have been denied or limited.”
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In his legal filing, Jamie also claimed that during the time he served as conservator of the person for Britney, “he did everything in his power to support and care for Ms. Spears' well-being and personal decisions including marriage.” (Britney claimed in court her conservators were preventing her from getting married and having more children.)
“It is her sincere personal wish that Britney continues to make meaningful progress in her well-being so that her conservatorship of the person can be terminated,” Montgomery’s statement read. “Ms. Montgomery looks forward to presenting a comprehensive Care Plan to the Court setting forth a path for termination of the conservatorship for Britney, and Ms. Montgomery looks forward to supporting Britney through that process.”
The new back-and-forth between Jamie and Montgomery comes after a source close to the situation told PEOPLE in this week’s cover story that Britney is “working with a team of experts concentrated on giving Britney the tools to get better.”
source: people.com
