Britney Spears' Fiance Granted Legal Control Of Singer

He isn’t Mr. Britney Spears yet, but a judge said he can call the shots in matters involving his famous fiancé.


Jason Trawick appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday and was approved to join his future father-in-law Jamie Spears in decision-making duties related to the pop princess’ conservatorship.


“Jamie is thrilled,” Jamie Spears’ lawyer Geraldine Wyle said after the closed-door afternoon hearing. “It’s all in the family.”


Wyle said it was Britney Spears, 30, who requested that Trawick take the reins.


Judge Reva Goetz set up a follow-up hearing for July 25.


Trawick and Spears have been dating since 2009, and he popped the question late last year after previously acting as Spears' agent. Wearing a gray pin-striped suit and checked tie, he stated his court appearance as "Jason Trawick, current fiancé.”


Once the 90-minute hearing ended, he departed alone with no visible reaction and declined to comment.


In his new role as co-conservator, Trawick will have shared control over all the singer’s major personal decisions, from finances to medical care.


According to People magazine, Spears' father is delighted with the court's decision. "Jamie's thrilled," attorney Geraldine Wyle told reporters following the hearing, referring to Spears' father. "It's all in the family."


Wyle also made a point to clarify the fact that the request to add Trawick as co-conservator came at Britney's request, not her father's. The 41-year-old will not have control of Spears' multimillion-dollar estate or career but will share responsibility with Jamie Spears for the singer's "general well-being," including decisions regarding food, clothing and medical care.


Jamie Spears took steps to gain legal control over his daughter's affairs in 2008 following a spate of increasingly erratic behavior that culminated in Britney's brief stay at UCLA Medical Center. In the years since, Spears has appeared to get her life solidly back on track, releasing two multiplatinum albums, launching two successful world tours and regaining custody of her young sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James.

The current status of Spears' conservatorship is reportedly more of a "formality" than anything else.


Trawick, Spears' former agent and co-star in her "Criminal" video, proposed to Spears in December on his 40th birthday with a four-carat diamond ring designed by Neil Lane.