Breakdown Of The Britney Kevin Ruling

Applicable to both parents-

1· Neither Britney Spears nor Keven Federline can take Sean and Jayden out of state without the written consent of the other.

This was in the original custody agreement and is perfectly normal.

2· The exes cannot make derogatory statements about each other.

Easier said than done. Good parents don't have this problem, but even the best parents can say something nasty about their ex and their child might be listening.

3· Both parents must complete the "Parenting Without Conflict" program.

They should have done this prior to being divorced but even though PACT is required, LA doesn't really enforce it which is how they probably got away without attending. Many counties in California will not grant a divorce until proof of attendance is shown.

4· Each party is restrained from using corporal punishment with the children or allowing anyone else to.

This is really unusual and indicates that someone was doing something more than spanking the child and maybe it wasn't even the parent. To prohibit someone from administering corporal punishment to their child is highly unusual because it goes directly to privacy issues and how you want to raise your children.

5· They are required to engage in joint co-parenting counseling.

Done all the time in child custody cases. It's not always done where the two parents are together though. Many times it is just parenting counseling classes which each parent attends.

6· Neither party may consume alcohol or non-prescription controlled substances 12 hours prior to taking custody of the children.

Seen these before but this is strict and the language also indicates the drug in question is pot.

7· They must ensure that any prospective childcare professionals hold valid Red Cross infant CPR training.

Generally this occurs when something has gone wrong in the past and so is a reactive ruling.

Now, here are the extra things Britney Spears has to do. In order to maintain the current shared custody agreement, Britney must:

1· Attend individual counseling at least once a week to address parenting issues.

As I said this is more common than joint co-parenting classes. These classes are also used when there are violence problems. HOWEVER, if that were the case, she would have been sent to anger management classes.

2· Meet with a parenting coach for a minimum of 8 hours a week, in at least two sessions a week.

This is a huge commitment. Counseling plus joint parenting classes plus eight hours a week with a parenting coach. Not going to be easy. This is really rare.

The coach is to observe her parenting skills and her interaction with her sons and provide Federline with a written progress report by October 22.

3· And, "based on the evidence presented, the Court finds that there is a habitual, frequent, and continuous use of controlled substances by Petitioner [Spears]," will have to undergo testing for controlled substances and alcohol. The testing shall be conducted twice per week on random dates and times, and the results will be forwarded to the court.

Usually when an order like this is issued and they occur very frequently is that the testee will usually have their first test within a week. Most of the time you know when something like this is going to happen and so you tell your client to stop using well in advance of the hearing just in case the judge wants you tested that day.