Britney Spears is courting to reclaim her kids. Sources close to the “Gimme More” singer confirm to E! News that Spears will appear in court Wednesday morning to ask a court commissioner to restore her visitation rights for her sons withKevin Federline, Sean Preston and Jayden James. The emergency hearing was called by Spears’ attorneys at the behest of the 26-year-old entertainer and will come two days after she finally showed up for a deposition in her long-playing custody dispute with Federline. The next scheduled court date for the former wasn’t until Feb. 19. Spears is expected to attend the 8:30 meeting along with manager Sam Lutfi, who accompanied her to the Monday session. Los Angeles Court Commissioner Scott Gordon stripped Spears of visitation rights after she refused to return the boys at the prescribed time back on Jan. 3, leading to a tense standoff with police and, ultimately, her forced hospitalization. The children, who remain in the care of Federline, 29, have not seen their mom since. According to TMZ, Spears will seek monitored visits with the boys in a “therapeutic setting.” Meanwhile, Spears is expected to continue being deposed by Federline attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan in the coming days. Speaking to reporters on Monday evening, Kaplan said that he questioned Spears for about 40 minutes, even though she was present in his office for over two hours. “We are going over things that are very, very gut-wrenching,” Kaplan told People. “It’s not something anyone would enjoy.” Asked by Access Hollywood if he believed Spears would be able to see her children soon, the attorney said, “There are certain things that have to be done by her in order to make everyone comfortable—and to answer any unresolved questions so that we don’t have to worry about anything that occurred a few weeks ago. “She is not the enemy. She is not being viewed as the enemy, and what is being done, even though it may be unpopular with her, is to make sure that she can be a full participant going forward in the future.”
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Britney Spears has been told to stop driving with her kids in the car, a gossip Web site reported.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon issued the sealed order during a custody hearing Friday, TMZ.com reported.
It came after a lawyer for Kevin Federline, Spears’ former husband, submitted as evidence TMZ’s video showing her running a red light as the couple’s two young sons rode in the back seat.
”I can’t tell you what was discussed,” the lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, said after the hearing. “I can’t tell you what was in the papers, I can’t even tell you what was in the order.”
An unidentified witness who had been subpoenaed also appeared briefly at Friday’s court hearing. His testimony was postponed.
The case is due back in court Nov. 26.
