Britney Spears is scheduled to speak in court on Wednesday regarding the conservatorship that she says has governed her life for 13 years.
Approved in 2008, the conservatorship was first filed by the now 39-year-old pop star’s father, Jamie. The purpose was to have a guardian assume control over decisions around Spears’s life and finances, since the courts had deemed she couldn’t make those decisions for herself.
The arrangement is typically made for elderly people in need of care. Spears was only 26 when she was placed under her father’s management.
CBC News breaks down a timeline of the events that led up to this moment and why
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