Britney Spears’s dad will exit conservatorship, but not yet

Britney Spears’s father James Spears filed legal documents saying that while there are no grounds for his removal, he will step down after several lingering issues are resolved.

Britney Spears’s father said in a court filing Thursday that he is 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 are no grounds for his removal, he will step down after several lingering issues are resolved. The document gives no timetable for his resignation from his role helping oversee his daughter’s finances.