Lawyer: Britney Spears 'just wants to be a mom'

[sharon_b]

Britney Spears "just wants to be a mom," her lawyer, Laura Wasser, said Friday – adding, "I believe this is a frustrating time for her."

Wasser spoke to reporters outside the courtroom after another hearing in the custody fight between Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline. TMZ.com and CelebTV cited court documents signed Friday saying Spears will continue to pay Federline $20,000 in spousal support.

However, a legal source close to the case tells PEOPLE that it "was an old document filed for housekeeping purposes... All the financial issues in this case have already been decided."

The source says Federline's spousal support of $20,000 a month ends in November. "But he still gets child support – an amount that's already been decided. He can come back and ask for more child support, but he has not yet made that request. The only more money that [his lawyer] has requested is to cover his attorney fees."

Wasser did not confirm any details about what was discussed at the hearing. Asked if this is a frustrating time for Spears because of the negative reactions to her appearance last Sunday at the MTV Video Music Awards, Wasser said, "Yes. I think she just wants to be a mom, and both of her kids' birthdays are this week, and I think she would've liked to celebrate with them without having to worry about the entire nation – the entire world – being concerned about what's going on with her personally and her custody battle with Mr. Federline."

Federline's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, said outside court that, as far as how Federline was faring, "He is doing great."

Asked if Spears's recent public appearance is helping or hindering her case, Kaplan replied, "I don't know what thing you are referring to, and I'm not going to talk about any strategy. I think how she is doing is something for her attorneys to address."

Wasser, when asked to address a story that Spears tried to offer Federline a settlement, which he was resistant to accept, replied, "I don't believe that's true. They met and are trying to work it out so they don't have to have a judge make determinations for them regarding their kids. I don't know that he was resistant or she was resistant. They are both trying to work to come up with something together."

On Wednesday, Spears, 25, attended an unscheduled meeting with Federline, 29, and his attorney at the Century City offices of Wasser. The meeting fell on son Jayden James's first birthday and five days before the parents are due to face each other before a family court judge on Monday.

Son Sean Preston turned 2 on Friday.

Spears and Federline currently have 50-50 custody, but Federline was seeking more time, serving subpoenas on people in Spears's inner-circle to show problems in her parenting skills.

http://www.people.com/people/article...057087,00.html

[LynnieD]

WELL THEN STAY THE FUCK HOME WITH YOUR KIDS BRITNEY!!


Jebus!

[VenusInFauxFurs]

She Just wants to be a mom the way I want to be a long distance truck driver.

Oh wait..

[yoyoma]

She could have fooled me

[DitaPage*]

She can be a mother in any state in America, no reason to stay in paparazzi paradise- but not having the attention would kill her.

[sweetness]

Originally Posted by StayYoung

She can be a mother in any state in America, no reason to stay in paparazzi paradise- but not having the attention would kill her.

So true and so sad. Those babies would give her plenty of attention if she'd give them the chance.

[aabbcc]

Britney Spears 'Just Wants to Be a Mom' ... No, she doesn't. She's too self-centered to be a parent.

[Yoko Ono]

The kids will be off to pre-school/school soon and all this will seem like a bad memory very soon.
She has obligations to a recording contract that has to be fullfilled.
She'd had time off already to have the kids. She has to get back to work whether she likes it or not or it could cost her a huge chunk of her fortune.

Yeah, I'm sure on top of everything else she really needs bankruptcy as well.
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[aabbcc]

Originally Posted by Yoko Ono

The kids will be off to pre-school/school soon and all this will seem like a bad memory very soon.

I'm not sure what you're saying here. She is still a parent regardless of whether they are in school or not. She will still suck as a mother because she doesn't give a shit about being a good one. She still has to be there for them nights, weekends, and holidays.

I really don't see school making things better because the problem lies with her and she isn't interested in fixing it.

[NicoleWasHere]

She WANTS to be a parent? And here I thought those kids of hers was just a part of her doll collection.

[Bkny Mix]

Her whim for the moment, she'll be flaunting her cheese again. Her small pea brain can't comprehend humiliation.

[Lily]

She doesn't want to be a mom at all. She has the money and the resources to do that. That's not what she's choosing.

If she were broke and trying to eek out a living as a stripper or something, maybe I'd back off a bit, but she's a rich spoiled bitch and she's never EVER with her sons. Unless she's taking them out to grab fast food for herself at midnight. Twat.

[VenusInFauxFurs]

She has no excuses whatsoever. She has the finances to live near her kids and be with them as much as possible. She doesn't have to bust her butt at a shitty job every night. She can be there every night and read them a story and put them to sleep. She just chooses NOT to.

[crackho]

She needs to sell these kids to Madonna. She then can paint them black and avoid all those pesky Malawi adoption rules.

[darksithbunny]

"Yes. I think she just wants to be a mom, and both of her kids' birthdays are this week, and I think she would've liked to celebrate with them without having to worry about the entire nation – the entire world – being concerned about what's going on with her personally and her custody battle with Mr. Federline."

Well then quit going on award shows and being the ultimate shit as well as just going out in public period looking like a crackwhore.