A Los Angeles judge formally approved the process of ending the “abusive” guardianship that has been in place for the past 13 years.“Effective today … the conservatorship of the person and estate of Britney Spears is hereby terminated,” Judge Brenda Penny said. She added: “And that is the order of the court”. After the hearing, Spears took to Instagram: “I think I’m gonna cry the rest of the day !!!! Best day ever.” “I can’t freaking believe it.”Last month, Spears, 39, successfully had her father Jamie Spears removed from the conservatorship – which she had branded “abusive” – and a temporary replacement of her choosing was appointed.Judge Penny then agreed to a request from Spears’ lawyer to set another “short hearing” to formalise the “uncontested termination” of the conservatorship itself.“This week is gonna be very interesting for me! I haven’t prayed for something more in my life,” Spears wrote in a now-deleted Instagram caption.At a hearing last month, both sides voiced their support for swiftly ending the guardianship.Confirming an earlier backflip, lawyers for Britney’s father Jamie asked for the arrangement to be dissolved “on the spot”.While denying he abused his position in control of his daughter’s life and career, he has recently acknowledged that Britney “believes that she can handle her own life”.But Judge Penny consented to set a later date in order to allow Spears’ lawyer Mathew Rosengart to present a comprehensive plan for the conservatorship’s dissolution.Another, later hearing in December is scheduled to settle outstanding financial issues, including legal fees.Speaking outside court, Rosengart said the battle to Free Britney had been “a lot of hard work”.“It’s been intense. I’m proud, Britney’s proud,” Rosengart said.“I think the support of the #FreeBritney movement has been instrumental.“To the extent that it allowed my firm to carry the ball across the finish line, I thank them as well.”‘TRAUMA’ The end of Spears’ conservatorship was the culmination of a years-long campaign by Spears and her fans to end the controlling situation that began after her highly public 2007 breakdown, when she shaved her head and attacked a paparazzo’s car.Now 39, Spears has said through her lawyers that her father was “never fit to serve,” citing in one petition allegations of his “reported alcoholism” and “trauma he caused his daughter since her childhood”.As momentum mounted, Spears said in a September filing that she wanted to end the guardianship as soon as possible so that she can marry her fiance, Sam Asghari, with a prenup.Spears has two children with ex-husband rapper Kevin Federline, and had a brief Las Vegas marriage to childhood friend Jason Alexander that was annulled after just 55 hours.The singer had previously alleged in court that she had been prevented by her father from having a contraceptive IUD removed, despite wanting more children.Jamie Spears denied the allegation.He was removed from the guardianship with immediate effect at last month’s hearing, with accountant John Zabel installed to care for her finances until the conservatorship formally ended.
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