Britney Spears: Father takes control

BBC News is reporting that the courts have given Britney Spears' father "conservatorship", something akin to power of attorney, over her assets:

The conservators will have power over the 26-year-old singer's liquid assets and can bar people from visiting her, officials said.

The Los Angeles court also placed a restraining order on Spears' manager Sam Lutfi, and gave permission to change the locks on her estate and remove anyone who was there.