“I didn’t know I could petition the conservatorship to be ended,” Spears, 39, told the judge during a live feed of the hearing. “I’m sorry for my ignorance, but I honestly didn’t know that.” She added, “My attorney says I can’t — it’s not good, I can’t let the public know anything they did to me.”
"Her" attorney.
For his work with Spears, Ingham is paid $475 an hour — a special rate allowed by the court in cases that feature “unusual problems requiring extraordinary expertise.” In 2019, the last year in which full accounting was available, Ingham made about $373,000 for his work with Spears, bringing his total since 2008 to near $3 million. Spears is not known to have questioned Ingham’s fees.
Both things can be accomplished by the court.