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Jul. 14, 2021

Why won’t the court free Britney?

The Britney scenario is an embarrassment to the California justice system. One can only hope that those who are involved with it take notice and learn from it.

Timothy D. Reuben

Founder and CEO
Reuben, Raucher & Blum

Phone: (310) 777-1990

Email: treuben@rrbattorneys.com

Reuben is the founder and CEO at Reuben Raucher & Blum. Alongside his extensive career as a civil litigator specializing in complex matters at both the trial and appellate level, he serves pro bono as a temporary judge and settlement officer for the Los Angeles Superior Court, as well as a fee arbitrator for the LA County Bar.

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Stephanie I. Blum

Partner
Reuben Raucher & Blum

Email: sblum@rrbattorneys.com

Blum is a partner at Reuben Raucher & Blum in Los Angeles. A Certified Family Law Specialist with over 25 years of experience, her expertise includes domestic violence restraining order matters, complex property division and custody disputes.

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On June 23, during a hearing challenging the continuance of her years-long conservatorship, pop singer Britney Spears said, “I want to have the real deal. I want to be able to get married and have a baby ... I deserve to have a life. ... I deserve to have the same rights as anybody does by having a child, a family, any of those things, and more so.”

Here are the objective facts: An immensely talented 39-year-old woman and mother of t...

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