Saturday, January 5, 2008

Britney loses visitation rights

Britney Spears lost her child-visitation rights Friday following her 72-hour lockdown for a mental evaluation. Kevin Federline is "awarded sole legal custody and sole physical custody of the minor children," court Commissioner Scott Gordon said in a written ruling after an emergency hearing. Gordon said Spears's "visitation with the minor children is suspended pending further order of the court." The order is in effect until Jan. 14. After the 40-minute hearing, Federline's attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan said: "There are no winners here." He said he was "not happy about any of the events that have happened." On Friday, Kaplan and Spears's attorney met privately with the judge in his chambers, then returned in the afternoon for a closed hearing. Spears, meanwhile, is not facing any criminal charges – for now. "The LAPD is not planning to file any charges against Ms. Spears at this time," Officer April Harding said. "The investigation is ongoing."
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