Britney Spears Loses Physical Custody Of Children

Access Hollywood - October 1, 2007 11:58 AM PDT

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (October 1, 2007) Britney Spears has lost physical custody of her children, Access Hollywood has learned.

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According to court documents obtained by Access, Kevin Federline will be granted physicalcustody of the couple's two kids Sean Preston and Jayden James on October 3.

Kevin, referred to in the document as the "respondent," will retain physical custody "until further notice of the Court."

The court ruling states:

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"Respondent's oral motion pursuant to section 214FC is granted and the matter proceeds as a closed hearing. The court and all parties present confer on the record that the court makes its order as fully reflected in the notes of the official court reporter. The court's prior order including the orders made on September 28, 2007 remain in full force and effect with the following modification: Respondent is to retain physical custody of the minor children on Wednesday October 3rd, 2007 at 12 PM until further order of the Court. Respondent's ex-parte application is noticed for October 3, 2007 at 1:30 PM in Department 88."

The ruling was issued by Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon, who two weeks ago ordered Britney to undergo random drug and alcohol testing twice a week after finding evidence of "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol."

No word on whether Brit violated any of his orders, leading to today's ruling.

The next hearing is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.

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Meanwhile, Access has learned Gloria Allred will hold a press conference later this afternoon with former Britney bodyguard Tony Barretto "to react to today's court decision to remove custody of the children from Britney Spears."

But while Barretto has been bashing Britney in the press, his words likely had little to do with today's ruling.

A source told Access that the "order to show cause" filing Kevin's attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan delivered to Commissioner Gordon in mid-August, did not include a letter from the case's secret witness, which later was revealed to be Barretto.

The source said the filing was a one-and-a-half inch thick document containing a multitude of offenses by Britney.

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  • nicole
    OHH and we hope that it doesn't come back down to Brit putting that red vinyl number back on!!
    report abuseposted October 2, 2007 10:46 AM PDT
  • nicole
    Thank god she lost her kids! I was having a hard enough time trying to convince my nephew that he should NEVER hold a baby over a balcony with a blanket over it's head!! NOW... I have to teach my neice that it's NOT ok to drive with your baby on your lap. Maybe I'll just start therapy REALLY early.
    report abuseposted October 2, 2007 10:43 AM PDT
  • nottahater
    i find it equally embarrasing to be a back up dancer moving his way to the top based on his girl friend at the time status. he's a scrub! did they ever take him to parenting?? how bout leaving a woman while their preggo? doesn't that sound like NEGLECT!!
    report abuseposted October 2, 2007 10:37 AM PDT
  • nottahater
    er body needs to leave her alone for real. we dont know what she's going through. not even a lil bit! how would you all feel or like it if tabloids were lying on you and all your fans were just gulible people waiting for a story?? how would you like loosing your kids behind a $$hungry baby daddy? her life is being ruined by hatin bloggers and media as stated before and my prayer go out to her!
    report abuseposted October 2, 2007 10:33 AM PDT
  • Amy J
    Britnet really is trash and Kevin is NO better! These kids should be given to someone much more responsible and who actually cares about them!
    report abuseposted October 2, 2007 10:20 AM PDT
  • donna k
    whats the "controlled substance"? anyone know? cuz shes smokin some good %@!*#...
    report abuseposted October 2, 2007 10:14 AM PDT
  • Craig
    Brit is trash, who could kill both her children at any moment as an unlicensed driver in a boozy, drug-induced, hit-and-run collision. The Judge would be an idiot to leave 2 young kids with this wastoid.
    report abuseposted October 2, 2007 10:07 AM PDT
  • Melissa R
    it should have happened along time ago
    report abuseposted October 2, 2007 9:30 AM PDT
  • walrusgirl
    Face it folks, she's white trash. You can take the girl out of the trailer but she'll still be trash!!!!
    report abuseposted October 2, 2007 9:25 AM PDT
  • LATINO 4/LIFE
    BOO-FRIGGING BOO HOO
    report abuseposted October 2, 2007 9:09 AM PDT
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