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| Singer Britney Spears has had control of her estate and her own welfare taken from her, under order of a court. | Singer Britney Spears has had control of her estate and her own welfare taken from her, under order of a court. |
| The pop star and her assets have been placed under the "conservatorship" of her father, James Spears. | The pop star and her assets have been placed under the "conservatorship" of her father, James Spears. |
| Ms Spears was admitted to a psychiatric hospital on Thursday, after a highly publicised descent into drink, drugs and personal problems. | Ms Spears was admitted to a psychiatric hospital on Thursday, after a highly publicised descent into drink, drugs and personal problems. |
| A court creates a conservatorship when a person cannot care for himself or herself or handle their own affairs. | A court creates a conservatorship when a person cannot care for himself or herself or handle their own affairs. |
| Court commissioner Reva Goetz said Spears would be under conservatorship until 4 February, when another hearing will be held. | |
| Restraining order | |
| The conservators will have power over the 26-year-old singer's liquid assets and can bar people from visiting her, officials said. | |
| The Los Angeles court also placed a restraining order on Spears' manager Sam Lutfi, and gave permission to change the locks on her estate and remove anyone who was there. | |
| Spears has been receiving treatment in the UCLA medical centre, where she was taken on Thursday for a psychiatric evaluation. | |
| It was the second time she had been taken to hospital in less than a month. | |
| In January, Spears was admitted to Cedar-Sinai medical centre after refusing to surrender custody of her two sons in a police stand-off. | |
| Following the incident, sole custody of Sean Preston, aged two, and Jayden James, who is one, was awarded to ex-husband Kevin Federline. |