Britney SpearsB次元官网网址� father said in a court filing Friday that there are B次元官网网址渘o grounds whatsoeverB次元官网网址� for removing him from the conservatorship that controls her money and affairs.

James Spears B次元官网网址渉as dutifully and faithfully served as the conservator of his daughterB次元官网网址檚 estate without any blemishes on his record,B次元官网网址� the filing said.

James SpearsB次元官网网址� filing also says that court-appointed professional Jodi Montgomery, who oversees Britney SpearsB次元官网网址� life decisions while her father handles her money, called him, distraught, last month and sought his help with his daughterB次元官网网址檚 mental health struggles. Montgomery and her lawyer said in response that James Spears B次元官网网址渕isrepresented and manipulatedB次元官网网址� the call to use it to his own advantage.

James SpearsB次元官网网址� filing came in response to court papers filed a day earlier by Britney SpearsB次元官网网址� new attorney Matthew Rosengart, which requested an emergency hearing as soon as possible to suspend him from the conservatorship.

James Spears said Rosengart B次元官网网址渄oes not (and cannot) specify what the wrongdoing isB次元官网网址� to prompt such a suspension.

James Spears stepped aside from the part of the conservatorship that controls his daughterB次元官网网址檚 life decisions in 2019, with Montgomery taking over, though her official status remains temporary.

The allegations made by Britney Spears at hearings in June and July that seem to have spurred RosengartB次元官网网址檚 call for her fatherB次元官网网址檚 removal, including B次元官网网址渟erious allegations regarding forced medical treatment and therapy, improper medical care, and limitations on personal rights,B次元官网网址� are B次元官网网址渦ntestedB次元官网网址� and involve issues that have long been MontgomeryB次元官网网址檚 responsibility, not his, said Jamie SpearsB次元官网网址� filing.

James Spears says the call for his urgent removal is B次元官网网址渋ronicB次元官网网址� considering the call he received from Montgomery on July 9.

B次元官网网址淢s. Montgomery sounded very distraught and expressed how concerned she was about my daughtersB次元官网网址� recent behavior and overall mental health,B次元官网网址� James Spears said in a personal declaration included with his court filing. B次元官网网址淢s. Montgomery explained that my daughter was not timely or properly taking her medications, was not listening to the recommendations of her medical team, and refused to even see some of her doctors. Ms. Montgomery said she was very worried about the direction my daughter was heading in and directly asked for my help to address these issues.B次元官网网址�

James Spears said they discussed the possibility of hospitalizing Britney Spears on an emergency psychiatric hold.

Montgomery acknowledged, in a statement through her attorney Lauriann Wright, having concerns about Britney SpearsB次元官网网址� behavior and mental health, but said James SpearsB次元官网网址� stepping down would only help.

The statement said B次元官网网址渉aving her father Jamie Spears continuing to serve as her Conservator instead of a neutral professional fiduciary is having a serious impact on Ms. SpearsB次元官网网址� mental health.B次元官网网址�

At no time during the phone call did Montgomery suggest Britney Spears qualifies for a psychiatric hold, the statement said.

Montgomery reached out to Jamie Spears because she was concerned that an investigation of Britney SpearsB次元官网网址� allegations, which he was seeking, would be harmful to her.

B次元官网网址淭he concern that Ms. Montgomery did raise to Mr. Spears during their telephone call is that forcing Ms. Spears to take the stand to testify or to have her evaluated would move the needle in the wrong direction for her mental health,B次元官网网址� the statement said.

Montgomery was B次元官网网址渟addenedB次元官网网址� that the call B次元官网网址渋s now being misrepresented and manipulatedB次元官网网址� by James Spears B次元官网网址渢o gain some sort of tactical advantage in the pending proceedings to remove him.B次元官网网址�

The fighting between those involved in the conservatorship has grown increasingly heated, and increasingly public, since SpearsB次元官网网址� dramatic testimony at a hearing on June 23, when she told a judge B次元官网网址� I just want my life back.B次元官网网址�

A hearing to address RosengartB次元官网网址檚 petition to remove James Spears is scheduled for Sept. 29, unless the judge grants his request to hold one sooner.

READ MORE:

___

Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press

Like us on and follow us on .