Britney Spears' Dad Gets a Raise (from the court?)

I'm not a judge or a lawyer or even someone who knows anything about laws, but this seems a bit ridiculous. A court awarded Lynn Spears, the father of Britney Spears, more money for basically not letting her kill herself. People reports:

On Monday, a Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner boosted by an additional $51,000 the elder Spears's payment for acting as his daughter's conservator, the Associated Press reports.

Since February, Jamie, 56, has been looking after Britney, 27, to the tune of $10,000 a month.

Court Commissioner Reva Goetz has now raised his fee to about $16,000 a month – and made the pay retroactive.

I guess I just don't understand. Where I come from, when your family needs help, the state doesn't step in and determine how much Uncle Larry should pay me for keeping his nose out of coke for a month. Maybe it's just how they do it in Louisianna. I hear brothers and sisters have sex with each other down there, too.

12.23.08 at 10:08:52 AM