Britney Spears loses Custody of Children
[Guest post by DRJ]
A superior court judge has ordered Britney Spears to turn over custody of her sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline:
“A judge on Monday ordered Britney Spears to turn over custody of her two children to ex-husband Kevin Federline this week.
Superior Court Judge Scott M. Gordon ruled that Federline will take custody of Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, beginning Wednesday “until further order of the court.”
This decision isn’t surprising given the allegations and evidence of Spears’ questionable behavior. However, the decision is notable because you don’t often see mothers lose custody of their children.
— DRJ
She temporarily lost custody of her kids. As to mothers losing custody of her children, recently, David Hasselhoff’s ex-wife, Pamela Bach lost custody of their kids. I’m not sure how that happened when he appears to be the one with the serious alcohol problem.
dave (987d37) — 10/1/2007 @ 1:44 pmThe headline should be adjusted to “Britney Spears Nanny loses her job” to be more appropriate. I’m pretty sure other than a few key photops, “Mommy” has been all but absent from those children’s lives. And the times she has spent with them in the public eye has either physically or emotionally endangered them.
Gabriel (6d7447) — 10/1/2007 @ 1:55 pmNonetheless, I’m saddened twofold. Once that this has happened to any one. And second that this has to become a news headline. I didn’t need to know. ( That means what our society considers news in general, its not an attack on my right honorable friend DRJ ).
SPQR (6c18fd) — 10/1/2007 @ 2:06 pmLEAVE BRITTANY ALONE. GEZZZ SHE IS A GOOD MOM BUT NEEDS TO GROW UP A LIL. THE KIDS ARE NOT IN ANY DANGER. THIS IS JUST A WAY FOR HER EX TO GET MORE MONEY FROM HER. HE DOESNT WANT TO WORK. THE PAPERS AND TABLOIDS THRIVE ON THIS NONSENSE. LET HER BE. GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF HER AND HER CHILDREN. TELL THE EX TO GET A REAL JOB. TAKE CARE BRITTANY. GOD BLESS. THE KIDS WILL BE BACK WITH YOU SOON. BE GOOD…
Sandra (19dfac) — 10/1/2007 @ 2:40 pmLEAVE BRITTANY ALONE.MY GOSH. SHE IS A YOUNG MOM DOING HER BEST. TO HAVE THAT MUCH PRESSURE FROM THE PRESS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS HAS TO BE NUTS. HER EX JUST WANTS MORE MONEY WITHOUT HAVING TO GO GET A REAL JOB. WHY CANT YOU MORONS SEE THIS? KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND BE GOOD BRITTANY AND GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF THE REST. PEACE..AND LOVE
Sandra (19dfac) — 10/1/2007 @ 2:43 pmFEDERLINE SUCKS. GO GET A REAL JOB.. LAZY BUTTHOLE
Sandra (19dfac) — 10/1/2007 @ 2:46 pm^^^^sandra you apparently need as much help as britney
nate (23ec6e) — 10/1/2007 @ 2:48 pmTHANK GOD! federline deserves the kids after allthe CRAP brit has put them through. With all the drugs and alcohol and partyin she does.. she will ebd up hurtin them! Federline is not just wantin more mone either.. he loves those boys and takes better care of them then she does or ever did! Federline is more mature and better off than brit. al brit does is sing slutty dongs and date a new guy every week! YEY FOR FEDERLINE!
Girl (235bef) — 10/1/2007 @ 3:02 pmshe aint doin her best! SHES ON DRUGS! shavin her head, partying, has POSITIVE on drug tests, drivin with them in her lap, wearin slutty outfits and singing slutty songs! fEDERLINE may not be as famous as brit but hes workin on gettin himself a career goin! God is blessin kevin with the boys because its whats right :-]]
Girl (235bef) — 10/1/2007 @ 3:05 pmI feel sorry for the players in this drama but child custody is an area of the law where gender still seems to matter in some cases/courts. I find that interesting and, frankly, old-fashioned.
DRJ (ec59b5) — 10/1/2007 @ 3:08 pmIn child custody cases, the law states that child safety is paramount. I unhold the court’s ruling because the judge apparently received enough evidence again Britney to warrant him awarding custody of the children to Kevin. I am not particularly fond of Kevin and him not caring for his other two children and to say he is asking for more money from Britney I am not at liberty to know. Reports document otherwise. Given the publicity Britney has received recently I think it is safe to assume that the kids at least for now should be with Kevin who seems to have quit the party scene and hopefully it will wake Britney up and she will realize how important her children are. I would love to have the old Britney we all loved and knew back. I can’t help but wonder what happened to her.
Jessica (ccdd33) — 10/1/2007 @ 3:12 pmMy internet sixth sense tells me this post has been linked from somewhere that’s funneling some new readers and commenters to Patterico’s Pontifications. They’re not the sort of readers who are likely to stay.
(Or alphie is on new meds, and is spoofing us with yet another of his multiple personalities.)
Beldar (b3518e) — 10/1/2007 @ 3:13 pmRe: Alfie… New meds as in not taking them? Maybe keeping the bottle taped to the monitor would be an idea worth looking at..
I think it is remarkable that a wealthy mom lost custody.
I assume Britney had better representation in court than the average mom, but then again expensive doesn’t always equal better.
Was the lawyer representing her generally thought of as good at this type of case?
SteveG (4e16fc) — 10/1/2007 @ 3:27 pmOr was it more that Britney’s legal team decided it was in their clients best long term interest to fight this battle strategically as part of a larger war?
It should be an amusing sampling of the microbial life of the internet, eh Beldar?
SPQR (6c18fd) — 10/1/2007 @ 3:28 pmHad Brittany simply killed her ex-husband, as a celebrity, an LA jury would have given her a pass and she would now have full custody of her children.
Perfect Sense (b6ec8c) — 10/1/2007 @ 3:31 pmEither we’re getting spoofed by some deviant regular or the mere mention of Britney Spears is enough to draw the freaks from the proverbial woodwork.
Leviticus (ac4602) — 10/1/2007 @ 4:15 pmHow bad do you have to be when the judge thinks an unemployable white rapper with kids from another woman is a better parent? Sad
Don Surber (9293dd) — 10/1/2007 @ 4:24 pmHowever, the decision is notable because you don’t often see mothers lose custody of their children.
You don’t often see a lot of “things” from mothers that we have seen from Britney Spears. (OK, I’m ashamed of myself.)
Seriously, “Mister Moms” have gotten custody in other, less publicized, cases where there was no more “fault” than the mother concentrating on her career and the father raising the children.
nk (7d4710) — 10/1/2007 @ 6:34 pmNK,
True, but it’s still unusual in some places/courts and often paternal custody occurs by agreement rather than by Court order.
Look at the Mary Winkler case. Can you imagine any father even being considered for custody in the same circumstances?
DRJ (ec59b5) — 10/1/2007 @ 6:45 pmIt is sad to see anyone hit rock bottom like this. Her kids will bear some of the weight as they become adults. I truly hope she manages to get it together.
voiceofreason (41831e) — 10/1/2007 @ 6:50 pmI live in Louisiana and the paternity laws here are from the french laws, which give the husband a bit more weight in custody cases. One of my daughter’s friends left the state with his mom because the mother worried that the dad would get custody in a La court.
I’m not a lawyer so the french reference may be only partially true.
DRJ #19,
I was going to link the Mary Winkler case but I did not want to set off Thomas Jackson again. 😉 If there is ever an aberration both legally and societally that case is it.
nk (7d4710) — 10/1/2007 @ 7:00 pmWow. Britney fans have a problem with the ol’ shift key.
Patterico (2a8eaa) — 10/1/2007 @ 7:41 pmI can’t, but I’ll bet O.J. can.
Xrlq (6c2116) — 10/1/2007 @ 8:10 pmZing.
DRJ (ec59b5) — 10/1/2007 @ 8:46 pmI read somewhere that the Victorians had a policy of giving the husband custody in divorce cases, as a deterrent. I.e., the husband doesn’t get out of caring for the kids, and the wife loses custody, a disincentive for both sides.
LarryD (feb78b) — 10/2/2007 @ 6:13 amAnd losing them to a dink like Federline? Man, that’s just embarrassing…
mojo (8096f2) — 10/2/2007 @ 8:50 amWe’re a long way past the Victorian era. I’m no divorce lawyer but I have done more than a little pro bono work in child support enforcement. The policy these days is that a child needs both a father and a mother. But it’s not really in the courts’ power to force the parents to put the bitterness that led to their divorce aside and look to what’s best for their children. They have to come to that decision themselves.
nk (7d4710) — 10/2/2007 @ 9:04 amJust think… People like Sandra in comments 4-6 and Girl in 8 and 9 are this countries future…
Have fun trying to sleep tonight.
Scott Jacobs (425810) — 10/2/2007 @ 10:01 amleave britney alone she is a good mum and she dont deserve to have her own kids taken away from her just because of her ex kevin fediline he is just a nasty lil person who needs to try and be a good dad to his children and let britney have rights to see her children!!!
thank you x
jay (c61198) — 10/18/2007 @ 3:27 amjay, are you a real person or a parody of a moron?
Christoph (92b8f7) — 10/18/2007 @ 4:06 amI think it’s only a matter of time before Britney runs over a photographer and kills ’em. What happened to that sweet old Britney we used to know and love?
topfloor music (43c7ff) — 11/19/2007 @ 7:51 amIt is terrible for any parent to lose a child’s custody especially a mom who has a special bond with the child. I hope she straightens out soon. No more kids..worry about these! Thanks Ted – http://nassaucountydivorcelawyers.com
Ted Lewis (f5c67a) — 1/18/2008 @ 4:01 am