Britney Spears has agreed to give up the custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline. The couple's two sons will live with their father who now has sole legal and physical custody of the boys.
was granted temporary custody of Jayden James and Sean Preston in October as
Spears grew increasingly out of control. Friday's agreement eliminates the need for a custody trial. Family courts prefer that parents work out custody issues. The case still has to be filed to Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon. Gordon met with the lawyers on Friday but did not issue a ruling or take up the case in open court.
Ms. Spears will have visitation rights. At this time she has monitored visitation with the boys two days a week and one overnight visit. Early in the year the star's parental rights were taken away after mental health issues.
The child support Spears will be paying has been upped to $20,000 a month from $15,000.
Mr Kaplan said: 'The case has been settled. The court still has to approve it. All the issues that would have been addressed at trial have been settled. Orders now in place will stay in place.'
The agreement allows the troubled singer to have more time with her sons. It has been said that Federline wants Spears to be a co-parent of the children.
While the children are under the age of eighteen it is possible that the status of who has custody can change.
Britney Spears And Kevin Federline's Custody Battle Is Over
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