Britney Spears' father will retain control over her affairs for about three more weeks, according to a court ruling yesterday.
Jamie Spears was granted "temporary conservatorship" over the 26-year-old singer's affairs two weeks ago when she was in a Los Angeles hospital for psychiatric evaluation.
Yesterday Los Angeles Court Commissioner Reva Goetz extended that conservatorship, which gives the star's father control over her business, finances and some personal affairs until 10 March.
Spears' 30-year-old brother Bryan was been named co-trustee of his sister's trust along with Los Angeles attorney Ivan Taback.
Reuters reports that, in a related filing, attorney Jon Eardley said the case should be moved to federal court because the issue on which Jamie Spears was granted conservatorship centres on medication Spears is supposed to take.
The attorney claims that restrictions placed on Spears by her father "interfere with the effectiveness of the scheduled medications".
Eardley's filing said that under the conservatorship, the singer has been denied the right to meet freely with friends, make and receive phone calls, drive a car and gain access to money or credit cards.
A representative for Eardley said that he was "not at liberty to discuss" who hired the attorney.
