Kevin Federline ‘won’t allow’ Britney more time with sons amid court battle
Amid Britney Spears’ conservatorship drama and following her mental health treatment, Kevin Federline wants his ex-wife’s condition to improve before he gives her any additional time with their two sons, 13-year-old Preston and 12-year-old Jayden.
“Britney’s immediate concern has been in having increased visitation time with her boys,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “Kevin won’t allow the boys to spend more time with their mother until Britney is once again stable and therapeutic on medication. He allows the boys to spend time with Britney, but it’s at his discretion.”
The “I Wanna Go” singer, 37, checked herself into a California wellness center in April after grappling with her father Jamie Spears’ recent health scare, and the decision had Federline’s support. “Kevin commends Britney for recognizing that she needs to take a step back and that she is taking the reasonable steps to deal with her situation in a responsible way,” an attorney for the 41-year-old told The Blast at the time.
On April 23, two days before she left the center, Britney updated fans on the situation through social media. “All is well,” she said in an Instagram video. “My family has been going through a lot of stress and anxiety lately, so I just needed time to deal. But don’t worry: I’ll be back very soon.”
The pop star checked herself out of the center on April 25, and the following day, she reunited with Preston and Jayden, who had been staying with Federline. At the time, TMZ reported that while Britney and her ex-husband were meant to trade custody of the boys every three days in accordance with their joint custody agreement, Federline had done most of the caregiving in the months leading up to Britney’s treatment.
In recent weeks, Britney has been trying to wrest her personal life out from under Jamie’s conservatorship, which has been in place since her breakdown in 2007 and 2008. Her mother, Lynne Spears, has become more involved in the conservatorship and wants Britney back in treatment, but the Grammy winner is ready to make her own decisions.
“Britney doesn’t live in fear of repeating what happened in 2007 and 2008,” an insider previously told Us. “She’s come such a long way as a performer, as a mother and as a person — and that includes knowing when it’s time to take the necessary steps to seek help.”
