Amanda Bynes released from conservatorship after nearly 9 years
Global News
'I will continue to prioritize my well-being in this next chapter,' said Bynes, who has been returned full autonomy after the ending of her conservatorship.
Popular child star and early-2000s actor Amanda Bynes has officially been released from her conservatorship.
On Tuesday a judge ruled to terminate Bynes’ almost nine year-long conservatorship, which began in 2013, returning control of finances, mobility and other day-to-day responsibilities back to Bynes.
Bynes, 35, initially grabbed the spotlight when she appeared as a regular performer on Nickelodeon’s All That (which aired 1996 to 2002), and later on her own program, The Amanda Show (which aired 1999 to 2002).
Bynes also starred in several 2000s hit movies like Hairspray, She’s the Man and Sydney White.
The termination of Bynes’ conservatorship was not a surprise, with the judge also issuing a tentative ruling on Monday, claiming the conservatorship is “no longer required.”
Bynes filed the petition to terminate her conservatorship on Feb. 23, with the support of her mother and psychiatrist.
In 2013, Bynes’ parents, Rick Bynes and Lynn Organ, petitioned the court for a conservatorship after their daughter allegedly set fire to a driveway and was hospitalized under an involuntary psychiatric hold.
In 2014, she revealed on Twitter that she had been diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder and manic depression.
