Britney Spears has won modified visitation rules that allow her two boys to spend one night a week with her after taking her case to a US court.
Spears’ lawyer requested her mother become the required court-appointed monitor.
Spears made a surprise appearance in the Los Angeles courtroom on the 11th after Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon held a morning hearing on her emergency request to expand visitation but declined to rule.
He gave attorneys for Spears and her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, who was recently granted custody, more time to discuss the matter outside court.
Spears was previously allowed monitored visits with the children but no overnight stays.
During the earlier open hearing, Spears’ attorney, Anne Kiley, argued that overnight visits were critical for Spears to bond with her sons.
“I do think it is an emergency for them not to have overnights with their mother, which they’ve always had,” she told Gordon.
“What possible concern can he (Federline) have if there are monitors present?” she asked.
Federline, who was not at the hearings, agreed to the modification, his lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, said outside court.
“He agreed – didn’t have to – but he agreed that he would allow that additional time … provided that there were additional assurances in place that made him feel the kids were protected,” Kaplan said.
Federline’s attorney, Kaplan, said it was frustrating that Spears’ lawyers would try to change the October 1 custody order so soon after it was issued.
“If she could remedy all of those problems … in one week, that would be a miracle,” he said.
When Spears arrived at the courthouse dressed in blue jeans, a long black sweater and wearing aviator sunglasses, she said “I’m doing good.”
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