Ahead of a scheduled court hearing this week that may end pop star Britney Spears’s 13-year conservatorship, a Tuesday Senate committee hearing examined the practice of conservatorships and their implications for individual rights.
Conservatorships, also known as guardianships, occur when a court determines that a person is unable to care for their person or finances and appoints a conservator or guardian to make decisions for that person, with the elderly and disabled most commonly affected.
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