The controversial conservatorship that has controlled pop star Britney Spears' personal affairs and finances for 13 years has finally been ended at a landmark court hearing in Los Angeles.
Now, the judge has decided to end it completely - a decision met by cheers and celebrations outside the court on Friday as supporters became aware.
All parties were in agreement on the conservatorship ending, including the star's father and mother, Lynne, who joined the hearing virtually.
And the conservatorship was terminated without the need for a psychiatric evaluation, which Spears had previously made clear she was against.
Britney Spears: Timeline of key moments in star's career and conservatorship 1998 - Aged 16, Spears releases debut single ...Baby One More Time.
Comeback album Circus is released at the end of the year and a world tour follows in 2009.
Jamie Spears, who has repeatedly said he has only ever acted in his daughter's best interests, has been accused of financially benefiting from the conservatorship. »
