Britney Spears' Dad Will Exit Conservatorship, but Not Yet 

LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears' father said in a court filing Thursday that he was planning to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, but his departure is not imminent.

James Spears filed legal documents saying that while there were no grounds for his removal, he would step down after several lingering issues were resolved. The document gives no timetable for his resignation. "Mr. Spears continues to serve dutifully, and he should not be suspended or removed, and certainly not based on false allegations," the filing said. "Mr. Spears is willing to step down when the time is right, but the transition needs to be orderly and include a resolution of matters pending before the Court." Those matters include the next judicial review of the pop singer's finances, which has been delayed by months of public and legal wrangling over James Spears’ role and the legitimacy of the conservatorship by Britney Spears and, in recent weeks, her new attorney.