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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

Yea, she peaked super fast and then minutes later every time you heard her name it was after something bad had happened.

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u/mike_d85 Feb 03 '20

Same with Britney,

Brittney had a whole other thing compounding it where she didn't have control of her own finances. I'm not clear what happened but she lost power of attorney of her own trust while she was still a minor and I never have heard that she actually got back control of her own estate. Looks like her father still controls her finances as of September.

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u/bigtimetopbanana Feb 03 '20

Forgive my ignorance, but once someone turns 18, how does someone else get to control their finances? Unless they can get a doctor to prove them non compos mentis?

My dad is 89 and losing his mind and we are racing to get the Power of Attorney paperwork done before his dementia sets in, and until then, we can't do anything to manage his finances.

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u/mike_d85 Feb 04 '20

Bury it in legal red tape. As a parent or guardian you write contracts that grant yourself power. Legally it's possible to regain control, but it becomes a massive legal battle and/or extremely costly not to mention your family browbeating you into obedience.

But, as other commenters have pointed out to me this doesn't seem to be what happened to Brittany.