Britney Spears’ father James Spears filed a petition in the Los Angeles Superior Court to end the conservatorship that has controlled the singer’s life and money for 13 years.

“As Mr Spears has said again and again, all he wants is what is best for his daughter. If Ms Spears wants to terminate the conservatorship and believes that she can handle her own life, Mr Spears believes that she should get that chance,” the document reads.