July_NP0 14_CRD (_PUL UPI_NP0 )_PUR --_NN1 Britney_NP0 Spears_NP0 was_VBD granted_VVN a_AT0 request_NN1 to_TO0 hire_VVI her_DPS own_DT0 attorney_NN1 Wednesday_NP0 as_CJS she_PNP seeks_VVZ an_AT0 end_NN1 to_PRP her_DPS 13-year_AJ0 conservatorship_NN1 ._SENT Los_NP0 Angeles_NP0 County_NN1 Superior_NP0 Court_NN1 Judge_NP0 Brenda_NP0 Penny_NP0 approved_VVD the_AT0 39-year-old_AJ0 Spears_NN2 '_POS decision_NN1 to_TO0 replace_VVI her_DPS court-appointed_AJ0 attorney_NN1 ,_PUN Samuel_NP0 D_NP0 ._SENT Ingham_NP0 III_CRD ,_PUN with_PRP former_DT0 federal_AJ0 prosecutor_NN1 Mathew_NP0 Rosengart_NP0 ._SENT Spears_NN2 '_POS mother_NN1 ,_PUN Lynne_NP0 Spears_NP0 ,_PUN filed_VVD a_AT0 petition_NN1 on_PRP July_NP0 6_CRD asking_VVG the_AT0 judge_NN1 to_TO0 allow_VVI her_DPS daughter_NN1 to_TO0 hire_VVI her_DPS own_DT0 private_AJ0 counsel_NN1 ,_PUN describing_VVG it_PNP as_PRP the_AT0 "_PUQ first_ORD step_NN1 "_PUQ in_PRP addressing_VVG her_DPS issues_NN2 with_PRP the_AT0 conservatorship_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Clearly_AV0 [_PUL Britney_NP0 ]_PUR needs_VVZ private_AJ0 counsel_NN1 to_TO0 advise_VVI her_PNP as_CJS to_PRP her_DPS basic_AJ0 rights_NN2 in_PRP this_DT0 conservatorship_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Jodi_NP0 Montgomery_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ has_VHZ served_VVN as_PRP Spears_NP0 '_POS conservator-of-the-person_NN1 since_PRP 2019_CRD ,_PUN filed_VVD a_AT0 separate_AJ0 motion_NN1 requesting_VVG the_AT0 court_NN1 assign_VVI Spears_NN2 a_AT0 temporary_AJ0 guardian_NN1 ad_NN1 litem_VVB to_TO0 help_VVI her_PNP select_VVI an_AT0 attorney_NN1 ._SENT During_PRP Wednesday_NP0 's_POS hearing_NN1 ,_PUN Spears_NP0 said_VVD she_PNP was_VBD "_PUQ extremely_AV0 scared_AJ0 "_PUQ of_PRF her_DPS father_NN1 ,_PUN Jamie_NP0 Spears_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ has_VHZ overseen_VVN the_AT0 singer_NN1 's_POS $_NN0 60_CRD million_CRD fortune_NN1 since_PRP 2008._CRD She_PNP added_VVD that_CJT the_AT0 conservatorship_NN1 "_PUQ has_VHZ allowed_VVN my_DPS dad_NN1 to_TO0 ruin_VVI my_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB here_AV0 to_TO0 get_VVI rid_VVN of_PRF my_DPS dad_NN1 and_CJC charge_VVB him_PNP with_PRP conservatorship_NN1 abuse_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT Spears_NN2 added_VVD that_CJT she_PNP has_VHZ been_VBN forced_VVN to_TO0 work_VVI 70_CRD hours_NN2 a_AT0 week_NN1 while_CJS having_VHG her_DPS diet_NN1 and_CJC other_AJ0 aspects_NN2 of_PRF her_DPS life_NN1 controlled_VVN under_PRP the_AT0 conservatorship_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Their_DPS goal_NN1 was_VBD to_TO0 make_VVI me_PNP feel_VVB crazy_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC that_DT0 's_VBZ not_XX0 OK_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ In_PRP a_AT0 June_NP0 23_CRD hearing_NN1 ,_PUN Spears_NP0 said_VVD she_PNP has_VHZ faced_VVN abuse_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 hands_NN2 of_PRF her_DPS family_NN1 and_CJC therapists_NN2 including_PRP being_VBG forced_VVN to_TO0 go_VVI on_PRP tour_NN1 and_CJC perform_VVB in_PRP a_AT0 Las_NP0 Vegas_NP0 residency_NN1 ,_PUN placed_VVN on_PRP lithium_NN1 against_PRP her_DPS will_NN1 and_CJC prevented_VVD from_PRP removing_VVG an_AT0 intrauterine_AJ0 device_NN1 so_CJS she_PNP can_VM0 have_VHI another_DT0 child_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP also_AV0 requested_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI released_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 conservatorship_NN1 without_PRP further_AJC evaluation_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 request_NN1 was_VBD denied_VVN a_AT0 week_NN1 later_AV0 ._SENT Vivian_NP0 Thoreen_NP0 ,_PUN an_AT0 attorney_NN1 for_PRP Jamie_NP0 Spears_NP0 ,_PUN said_VVD in_PRP court_NN1 Wednesday_NP0 that_CJT Spears_NP0 made_VVD a_AT0 number_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ misstatements_NN2 "_PUQ during_PRP the_AT0 June_NP0 23_CRD testimony_NN1 adding_VVG that_CJT "_PUQ no_AT0 such_DT0 order_NN1 "_PUQ preventing_VVG her_PNP from_PRP making_VVG medical_AJ0 decisions_NN2 exists_VVZ in_PRP the_AT0 terms_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 conservatorship_NN1 ._SENT Ingham_NP0 submitted_VVD a_AT0 petition_NN1 to_TO0 resign_VVI on_PRP July_NP0 6_CRD after_PRP Spears_NP0 said_VVD he_PNP had_VHD been_VBN "_PUQ very_AV0 scared_AJ0 for_PRP me_PNP to_TO0 go_VVI forward_AV0 "_PUQ with_PRP the_AT0 case_NN1 and_CJC said_VVD she_PNP would_VM0 prefer_VVI to_PRP "_PUQ actually_AV0 handpick_AJ0 my_DPS own_DT0 lawyer_NN1 by_PRP myself_PNX "_PUQ during_PRP the_AT0 June_NP0 23_CRD court_NN1 hearing_NN1 ._SENT 
