Conservatorship

Despite her fame and fortune, pop singer Britney Spears is stuck in a conservatory that she just can't shake off. Under the Virginia Code, a conservatory is established when an appointed person becomes…

When Rick and Terri Black received a check for their son's high school graduation in a strange handwriting from their father, they led to something even more worrisome: his longtime companion had transferred about $ 200,000 of his money to…

In summary As the pop star’s court case raises alarms and prompts legislation, here’s an explanation of how conservatorship is — and isn’t — working in California. However…

Jonathan Martinis, senior director of law and politics at a center for disability rights at Syraucse University, told journalists Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino in a long article in The New Yorker that one of the most dangerous aspects of a…

Last week Britney Spears testified in court about the conservatory that has long controlled her life, finding that a thousand people were stuck in "abusive" arrangements like hers.In California, lawmakers have responded to international…

When Britney Spears finally told the truth about the conservatory where she has been trapped for more than a decade at a trial in Los Angeles last week, one of the most harrowing details was that she was denied the right to have her IUD…

SACRAMENTO, Calif .-- A new spotlight on Britney Spears Conservatory, where her legions of fans are calling for reform, has led California lawmakers to consider changes that could affect the pop singer's lengthy Los…

By now, most of us have seen the harrowing documentary by Framing Britney Spears. Britney's Conservatory may have served a real purpose at some point. Nowadays it seems like nothing more than a leash…