Britney Spears' child custody hearing has been postponed again, due presumably to the fact that she's banged up in a psychiatric unit. A new date of 19 Feb was set following a closed meeting attended by Spears' lawyers and Kevin Federline and his legal rep, Mark Kaplan. Court spokesman Allan Parachini explained that nothing else happened at the hearing, whilst the aforementioned Kaplan told reporters that he had been given no information on Spears' condition, but added "It's a very fluid landscape that's changing day by day".
As previously reported, Britney's father James was, on Friday, awarded a 'conservatorship' over her assets, and that temporary power of attorney will remain in place until 14 Feb, as of a second hearing held yesterday.
According to reports, Spears' lawyer Adam Streisand had attempted to enter the case, explaining to the Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz that he had spoken to the singer on the phone and that she didn't want her father involved in the situation. Streisand is quoted as saying: "She has expressed to me very strongly that her father not be the conservator. There has been an estrangement for quite some time. With him as conservator, that is causing her more agitation and more distress". Goetz ignored that request, however.
She also appointed a court physician to evaluate Britney's competence to make decisions, and strengthened that previously reported restraining order against Spears' friend and sometime manager Sam Lutfi. Quite what Lutfi did to deserve this I don't know, but here's what he says about it: "I have no problems with anyone writing anything negative against me. My image is not of concern, hers is".
Finally, on the Spears news front, gossips say the singer is worried that a sex tape featuring guest appearances from an array of narcotics may have been stolen from her LA home after police were apparently called to the property following a break-in on Friday. A source says: "This is the last thing Britney needs. She's on the edge. All her secrets could be revealed. Some of the things that may have been taken are dynamite. It doesn't bear thinking about. They could have anything - all her secrets could be out".