SPEARS & FEDERLINE MEET IN COURT FOR CUSTODY BATTLE

5/6/08 - SPEARS & FEDERLINE MEET IN COURT FOR CUSTODY BATTLE Britney Spears and her ex-husband Kevin Federline arrived in court in Los Angeles bright and early for the latest hearing in their ongoing custody battle. The pop star surprised the waiting paparazzi by arriving just after 8am on Tuesday (06May08) - 30 minutes early - at the L.A. family court, while dancer Federline and his lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan followed shortly afterwards. Spears' early arrival marks a turnaround in the singer's attitude towards the custody hearings - she has previously snubbed the court by arriving late on at least two occasions, before leaving abruptly - blaming her decision on the media frenzy surrounding her appearance. Federline was given full custody of Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one, after Spears staged a stand-off with police, emergency services officials and childcare experts when she refused to handover her sons following a scheduled visit in January (08). The former couple has been battling the custody order ever since, but Federline recently relaxed his ex-wife's visitation rights, allowing her to spend extra time with her kids. The progress hearing at Los Angeles family court is to re-evaluate the situation, and the hearing is expected to discuss the results of a psychiatrist's evaluation of Spears.
If Spears is deemed competent, Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon, who is presiding over the hearing, could officially amend the agreement and allow the singer more official visits. (MT&LR/WN/LR
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