Britney Spears' new lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, made a direct petition to remove the singer's father Jamie Spears from her conservatorship on July 26.
Court documents filed by Rosengart allege that dad Jamie has been paying himself $16,000 a month since 2009 through Britney's estate, Insider reports...
This week's filings marked the first time Britney Spears' legal team has formally moved to remove Jamie Spears from the conservatorship after she was granted the ability to choose her own lawyer.
What's more, the documents included statements of support from Britney's mother, Lynne Spears, and co-conservator Jodi Montgomery to remove dad Jamie as a conservator.
"Mr. Spears has profited handsomely from his daughter's conservatorship. By way of illustration only, since at least 2009, Mr. Spears has been paying himself $16,000 per month from Ms. Spears's Estate, $2,000 more than he has allotted to Ms. Spears," Rosengart wrote in the filings reviewed by Insider.
"Mr. Spears also pays himself an additional $2,000 per month for office expenses — again, from Ms. Spears's Estate," Rosengart added.
In a June court hearing, which saw Britney speak for the first time as she detailed the extensive abuse she claims she's received at the hands of her dad, Jamie's attorney Vivian Lee Thoreen said he "is sorry to see his daughter in so much pain. [He] loves his daughter and misses her very much."
The documents also allege that after Jamie Spears removed "temporary" from his title as a conservator, he began to cash in.
Rosengart also said Jamie Spears has "paid multiple teams of expensive attorneys to represent him and the conservatorship, including in actions routinely against Ms. Spears's express wishes."
"In addition to that monthly compensation, Mr. Spears has paid himself a share of the revenues generated by Ms. Spears's performances. He reportedly received 1.5% of the gross revenues generated by Ms. Spears's performances and merchandise sales associated with her highly successful multi-year Las Vegas residency," Rosengart wrote in the filings.
Last week, Britney shared a candid Instagram post with fans as she slammed her dad's control, adding that the "conservatorship has killed my dreams".
What's more, the singer said she refuses to perform until she's freed from her father's legal control.
