News and Gossips

Britney's Visitation Rights Modified! Plus: What The Parenting Coach Said In Court

October 31, 2007


The verdict is in! Britney Spears' visitation rights with her two sons, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, have been modified following last Friday's custody hearing. Spears failed to regained shared custody of the boys with her ex, Kevin Federline.

L.A. Court Commissioner Scott M. Gordon ruled that Britney can have two daytime monitored visits a week and one overnight visit. The daytime visits will run from 12-7 p.m., while the overnight visit goes from 12 p.m. to 10 a.m.

"Brit's visitation days are determined by Kevin," a source tells Star exclusively. "Meaning that Kevin will decide what days she can have the boys. Also, Kevin is a bit annoyed by having to make the decisions because it really locks him down. As it is, his personal freedom has pretty much gone to the birds, so with the commish telling him he has to make decisions on days and times, it is another responsibility he just does not need right now."

THE PARENTING COACH'S REPORT
According to court documents, parenting coach Lisa Hacker said Spears "loves her children and the children are bonded" to her, but that the pop star "rarely engaged with the children in either conversation or play." In her report, Hacker said the "environment at the house ranged from chaotic to almost somber with little communication at all." In addition, "It seems that [Britney's] choices are dependent more upon what she wants to do at any given time rather than what would be more enjoyable for the children."

Although the parenting coach wrote there was nothing she "would characterize as abusive in a traditional sense," she did note that Spears seemed to have a "lack of general attention at times." The coach concluded, "The problem is that unless Ms. Spears realizes the consequences of her behavior and the impact that it has [on] her children, nothing is going to be successful."

Britney was ordered by Commissioner Gordon to continue the random drug testing and childproof her home. In addition, "the minor children are not to be transported in a motor vehicle by any party unless the children are properly secured in a properly installed child safety seat," the ruling said.

Britney and Kevin are due back in court on Nov. 26.