Remember when Britney Spears shaved her head and attacked a vehicle with an umbrella and hit a parked car and ran over a couple photographers and was being managed by a criminal and dated a paparazzo with a landing strip on his face and kept flashing her danger zone and misplacing her children in the liquor store and stuff?  And then remember when her dad stepped in and within weeks she was not only showering on at least a bi-monthly basis, but had rediscovered the magic and wonder of the brassiere and started actually working again?  Well, it would appear that nobody wants to screw around with this direction in which her life is moving.  Yesterday, a Los Angeles court granted permanent conservatorship to Britney’s father, Jamie Spears.  From People:

Britney Spears’s father, Jamie, has been named permanent conservator of his daughter’s affairs, a Los Angeles court ruled on Tuesday. He was also named permanent co-conservator of her estate, along with an attorney, Andrew Wallet.

“I’ve met several times with [Britney] and she requested that I not object to the permanent conservatorship,” the singer’s court-appointed lawyer Samuel Ingham said in open court.

Commissioner Reva Goetz stated that the permanent conservatorship was “necessary and appropriate.”

Experts say, however, that the permanent status doesn’t necessarily mean forever.

“People shouldn’t read too much into the word ‘permanent’” explains Terry K. Wasserman, a mental health lawyer not involved with this case. “In many cases, it’s just a formality to avoid having to renew a temporary status over and over again.”

A source close to Spears concurs, saying, “This is by no means something that’s going to last forever. The conservatorship being made permanent in name is primarily to ensure increased time with her children, and provide support for her music and work goals.”

Adds Wasserman: “Ms. Spears can regain control of her life anytime – as long as her doctors feel she’s able to manage her own affairs.”

Yeah, just as soon as she’s able to manage her own affairs.  That should easily happen within a mere 30 years.  Reach for the stars, Britney!