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Spears must pay lawyers at least $372,500

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  • Attorneys will be paid from Spears' assets, which are under the control of her father
  • James Spears has had control of the pop star's finances and estate since January
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A court commissioner on Thursday authorized various lawyers representing Britney Spears and her family to be paid more than $372,500 out of Spears' funds.

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Britney Spears' father has had control of her finances since her hospitalizations in January.

Commissioner Reva Goetz ordered the attorneys paid from Spears' assets, which are under the control of her father, James Spears, and attorney Andrew Wallet. They have had control of the pop star's finances and estate since she was hospitalized twice in January.

Goetz scheduled the next conservatorship hearing for May 29. E-mail to a friend E-mail to a friend

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