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Singer Britney Spears has been ordered to hand over her two young children to her former husband.Singer Britney Spears has been ordered to hand over her two young children to her former husband.
A judge in Los Angeles ruled that Kevin Federline be given custody of Sean Preston, two, and one-year-old Jayden James, until further notice. Los Angeles judge Scott Gordon said Kevin Federline should be given custody of Sean Preston, two, and one-year-old Jayden James, until "further notice".
Ms Spears has recently been charged over a motoring incident, and dropped by her management firm. The couple had shared custody and the reason for the change was not given.
Representatives for Ms Spears and Mr Federline were not immediately available for comment. The decision comes two weeks after the same judge said the pop star engaged in "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol".
The judge's order came 10 days after the 25-year-old singer was charged with leaving the scene of an accident after allegedly driving into a parked car, and driving without a valid licence. 'Nudity and drug use'
At that hearing, he ordered the 25-year-old singer to undergo random drug and alcohol testing twice a week.
Both parents were told to complete a parenting class and Spears was ordered to have weekly meetings with a "parenting coach".
The judge has not explained whether or not she carried these out successfully.
Ms Spears' former bodyguard said he would testify against the starBut on Monday, he ruled that Federline "is to retain physical custody of the minor children on Wednesday October 3, 2007 at 12pm until further order of the court".
Spears' former bodyguard Tony Barretto, 28, who claimed he was sacked by the star, said he was prepared to testify against her during the custody battle.
He has said there were "issues of nudity by Ms Spears, drug use, and safety issues involving the children post-rehab".
The judge's order came 10 days after the singer was charged with leaving the scene of an accident after allegedly driving into a parked car, and driving without a valid licence.
If found guilty she could go to jail for six months.If found guilty she could go to jail for six months.
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Her comeback appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards earlier this month was also panned by critics. She was also dropped by her management firm last month following her so-called comeback performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, which was panned by critics.
Last month Judge Scott Gordon said Ms Spears showed "a habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol". Ms Spears married Mr Federline, then a backing dancer, in October 2004, but the pair filed for divorce last November.
She was ordered to undergo random drug and alcohol tests twice a week as part of her child custody dispute with Mr Federline. The divorce was finalised on 30 July and since then, the estranged couple have shared an equal amount of time with the two boys.
The judge also ordered Ms Spears and Mr Federline to complete a parenting class.
However, on Monday he ruled that Mr Federline "is to retain physical custody of the minor children on Wednesday October 3, 2007 at 12pm until further order of the court", the official court documents said.
Ms Spears married the backing dancer in October 2004, but the pair filed for divorce last November.
The divorce was finalised on 30 July and since then the estranged couple have shared an equal amount of time with the two boys.
However, Mr Federline has been fighting for greater time and more money.However, Mr Federline has been fighting for greater time and more money.
Representatives for Spears and Federline were not immediately available for comment.