Britney Spears gave up her attempts to regain primary custody of her two toddlers, Sean Preston and Jayden James, from former husband Kevin Federline on Thursday, July 17. File photo of Britney at Il Sole Restaurant on Tuesday night, May 20, 2008. Photo Credit: Clint Brewer / Splash NewsJuly 18, 2008 (Sawf News) - Britney Spears gave up her attempts to regain primary custody of her two toddlers, Sean Preston and Jayden James, from former husband Kevin Federline on Thursday, July 17.
The 26-year-old pop star, who is under a conservatorship because of mental health problems, signed off on a settlement that lets her retain her current visitation rights and allows for them to be enhanced over time.
Britney is currently allowed monitored visitations twice a week and an overnight stay once.
Speaking to OK! magazine, Federline's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, revealed the sensational new development, saying:
"At about 8 p.m. PT, a final settlement in the Kevin Federline-Britney Spears custody case was signed. All parties have agreed to the following: Kevin will retain sole legal and physical custody of Sean Preston and Jayden James. Britney will continue to have visitation rights which may increase over time. The agreement will be presented to the court in the morning for approval by the commissioner."
"Kevin is ecstatic and the boys are thriving," Kaplan added.
Britney had primary custody of her children under a 50/50 custody arrangement with Kevin, arrived at as part of their divorce settlement in July, 2007.
However, she lost physical custody to Federline on October 1, 2007, after he went to court in September over her increasingly erratic lifestyle and substance abuse.
Britney's overnight visitation privileges with her kids were suspended on January 2, 2008, after she refused to return them to Kevin's custody following a scheduled visitation on January 2. A stand off with the police ensued after which Britney was forcibly hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
The police stand off also resulted in Britney being placed under a conservatorship because of mental health issues.
LA County Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon, who is presiding over Britney Spears' child custody dispute with ex Kevin Federline, reinstated some of Britney's overnight visitation privileges on Tuesday, June 24.
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