The troubled singer's custody plea was rejected by family court commissioner
Scott Gordon, despite ex-husband Kevin Federline supporting Britney's
request to visit two-year-old Sean Preston and Jayden James, 17 months.
After the day-long closed court hearing, Kevin's attorney Mark Vincent
Kaplan said: "Both sides want to see the day that visitation can resume. It
is a question of working out details on how that can happen. Mr. Federline
looks forward to his children having their mom back in their life."
Kaplan also revealed Kevin is coping well as a single father, adding: "Mr.
Federline is doing everything that he can to make up for the fact that the
boys are with him. He is keeping family around the boys and trying to let
them know there is any change whatsoever."
Britney's lawyer Anne Kiley was also unsuccessful in her request for a gag
order to be placed on the case to prevent details being made public.
Commissioner Gordon explained: "We're dealing with very critical issues. The
hearings are public. The public has a right to know what the courts are
doing."
The hearing was the first in the custody battle since 26-year-old Britney
was hospitalised for a psychiatric evaluation earlier this month.
Her father Jamie has co-conservatorship of Britney which gives him control
over her day-to-day affairs.
Neither Britney - who sparked rumors she is pregnant again after being
spotted with a bulging stomach at the weekend - or Kevin were present at
yesterday's hearing.
According to Us Weekly, she can't talk to her sons on the phone either. The family keeps Britney's name far from the kids.
Brit goes B2V Borrelli-Vo salon to get her hair/extensions done in L.A (02/19/08).
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