Jay Leno is the latest celebrity to put a spotlight on the legal arrangement known as a conservatorship, after the former "Tonight Show" host filed a petition for a conservatorship over his wife's estate. Leno, 73, filed for the conservatorship on Jan. 26 ...

For many people, the term ‘conservatorship’ may, at best, raise fuzzy memories of pop star Britney Spears battling in court several years ago for control of her money as well as her personal and business decisions. But use of the powerful legal tool ...

The case of Britney Spears has turned a harsh spotlight on conservatorship, the legal arrangement under which her father controls her finances and her life. In a passionate plea Wednesday to a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, Spears requested an end to ...

LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES — A judge put Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson under a court conservatorship to oversee his personal and medical affairs after the legendary songwriter’s doctor reported that he has a major neurocognitive disorder. The judge on ...

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A conservatorship for actress Amanda Bynes, which has been overseeing her personal and professional affairs for the past nine years, was officially ended by a judge on Tuesday. "The conservatorship is no longer needed or required, and therefore the ...

On Wednesday afternoon, Britney Spears' conservatorship case will be back in front of a judge at Los Angeles Superior Court. This is the first return to court after Spears herself spoke to the judge last month, pleading for her 13-year conservatorship to end.

Britney Spears’ ex-husband Kevin Federline is sounding the alarm. In his new memoir, “You Thought You Knew,” Federline writes that he has become increasingly concerned about what he regards as Spears’ erratic behavior.