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Brit Bails on Deposition, Lawyers Bail on Her

Attorneys want off Spears' custody case

By Colleen Barry,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 3, 2008 3:31 AM CST
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(Newser) – Britney Spears is now such a massive trainwreck that even her lawyers can't deal with her. The law firm representing her filed paperwork yesterday asking to be removed from the ongoing case to determine final custody of her two young sons. Brit reportedly missed a rescheduled deposition that was set after she skipped out on the first date.

"There has been a breakdown in communications between Petitioner and Trope & Trope making further representation of her interests impossible," the motion states. The company has been working with Spears since September, ever since she and her previous lawyer parted ways.

In this photo released by TMZ.com, Britney Spears is shown driving with her sons, Sean Preston, 2, left, Jayden James, 2, in Malibu, Calif on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007. The lawyers representing Spears in her custody suit are asking to be released from the case. (AP Photo/TMZ.COM)
In this photo released by TMZ.com, Britney Spears is shown driving with her sons, Sean Preston, 2, left, Jayden James, 2, in Malibu, Calif on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007. The lawyers representing Spears in...   (Associated Press)
Singer Britney Spears poses on the press line at the Scandinavian Style Mansion party in Los Angeles in this Dec. 1, 2007 file photo. The attorney for Britney Spears' ex-husband said Friday, Dec. 14, he plans to ask the court to punish the pop star for calling in sick to...
Singer Britney Spears poses on the press line at the Scandinavian Style Mansion party in Los Angeles in this Dec. 1, 2007 file photo. The attorney for Britney Spears' ex-husband said Friday, Dec. 14,...   (Associated Press)
Britney Spears reacts as a throng of celebrity photographers surround her car as she leaves court after a hearing to work out custody arrangements with Kevin Federline for their two young sons on Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Britney Spears reacts as a throng of celebrity photographers surround her car as she leaves court after a hearing to work out custody arrangements with Kevin Federline for their two young sons on Friday,...   (Associated Press)
Britney Spears arrives for the grand opening party of LAX nightclub at the Luxor hotel-casino in Las Vegas, in a Sept. 1, 2007 file photo. Spears' lawyers recently filed a motion to be removed from her custody case. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Britney Spears arrives for the grand opening party of LAX nightclub at the Luxor hotel-casino in Las Vegas, in a Sept. 1, 2007 file photo. Spears' lawyers recently filed a motion to be removed from her...   (Associated Press)
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