Britney’s lawyer question K-Fed spending

Britney Spears attorney stated in court on Monday that Kevin Federline can afford to “take responsibility” for some of his own legal fees. Britney’s lawyer, Stacy Phillips, asked Federline to contribute to his own legal bills in the former couple’s ongoing custody case. She used a recent example of Kevin leaving a $2,000 tip on a recent $365 dining tab, to highlight how Kevin can afford to help pay “for the diligent work being done on his behalf.”

At the moment Britney is responsible for paying Kevin’s legal fees, including $405,000 owed to Federline’s attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan. “Mr. Federline is doing things that will substantially increase the revenue he can have,” Kaplan said in court. “Everything done by our side was done by Mr. Federline to protect his children from a very dangerous and very fluid situation.”

The question of who will pay the legal fees “is under submission,” according to court spokesman Allan Parachini. “When the judge will rule I don’t know.” Kevin and his former father-in-law, Jamie Spears, who is serving as Britney’s temporary co-conservator, both answered questions during the hearing. Despite the dispute between the two sides, Kevin and Jamie, who played golf together over the weekend, appeared to be on friendly terms, chatting in court while waiting for the judge to arrive.

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