When Britney Spears asked a court this week to end her years-long conservatorship, she renewed attention on a little-understood section of US law. A convervatorship is a legal arrangement that gives a ...

A judge has freed Britney Spears from the conservatorship that controlled her life and money for nearly 14 years.Here’s a look at how conservatorships operate, what’s unusual about hers, and how calls ...

PHOENIX - A controversy over a legal arrangement called a conservatorship has been ignited once again, due to accusations made by a former NFL player. On Aug. 14, it was reported that Michael Oher has ...

Khristopher J. Brooks is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. He previously worked as a reporter for the Omaha World-Herald, Newsday and the Florida Times-Union. His reporting primarily focuses on the U.S.

For many people, the term ‘conservatorship’ may, at best, raise fuzzy memories of pop star Britney Spears battling in court several years ago for control of her money as well as her personal and ...

Britney Spears scored a major victory this week in the fight to end her conservatorship when a judge approved her bid to hire her own legal counsel for the first time since 2008. Spears, 39, has ...

Retired NFL player Michael Oher, whose story inspired the Oscar-winning film “The Blind Side,” is alleging that the White couple that took him in did not legally adopt him as they have publicly ...

When a child turns 18, they’ll have the right to make more decisions about their life. Once they’re considered an adult, they’re in control of things like their medical care and choices like getting ...