Legal Leaders Take Historic Step To Protect Americans Under Guardianship, Conservatorship

By Nina A. Kohn
Source: Forbes 2/17/2026

In July 2021, in the midst of her prolonged public battle to end her father’s appointment as her conservator, popstar Britney Spears testified that she had just learned that she could ask for the conservatorship to be ended: “I’m sorry for my ignorance,” she told the judge in her case, “but I honestly didn’t know that.” Spears’ apology suggested that the attorney who had been hired to represent her had not actually informed her of a key option.

This month, the American Bar Association (ABA) took an historic step to prevent such problems. It revised its ethics rules for attorneys to make it clear that they must advocate for their clients’ wishes even when their clients are—as Ms. Spears was—under guardianship or conservatorship.

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