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Jamie Spears Agrees to Step Down as Conservator of Britney Spears' Estate

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Britney Spears' father Jamie Spears has agreed to step down as conservator of his daughter's estate.

Jamie Spears' lawyer filed legal documents Thursday saying, "There are, in fact, no actual grounds for suspending or removing Mr. Spears as the Conservator of the Estate … and it is highly debatable whether a change in conservator at this time would be in Ms. Spears' best interests."

"Nevertheless, even as Mr. Spears is the unremitting target of unjustified attacks, he does not believe that a public battle with his daughter over his continuing service as her conservator would be in her best interests. So, even though he must contest this unjustified Petition for his removal, Mr. Spears intends to work with the Court and his daughter's new attorney to prepare for an orderly transition to a new conservator."

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