Britney Spears given power to execute documents as 'independent woman'

A judge on Wednesday granted Britney Spears the power to execute documents herself, meaning 'she has the power to do whatever she wants to do,' the singer's attorney Mathew Rosengart said outside the courthouse after the brief hearing.

On Wednesday, Spears' attorney Mathew Rosengart appeared at the Los Angeles Superior Courthouse on behalf of his famous client for the latest hearing in the case, as the singer continues to fight an uphill legal battle.

Though the matters on the table were relatively minor, the judge granted Spears the power to execute documents herself, meaning "she has the power to do whatever she wants to do," Rosengart said outside the courthouse after the brief hearing.

Inside the courtroom, Rosengart said to Judge Brenda Penny, "Ms. Spears, as an independent woman, not under conservatorship," should be able to execute documents herself.

On Nov. 12, following more than 13 years under conservatorship, Judge Penny terminated the legal arrangement, ruling that it was no longer necessary. Though the conservatorship was fully terminated, accountant John Zabel was given power of execution of the estate trust and power to transfer assets into the trust at the November hearing.