Bring in the dancing lobsters.
A judge is scheduled to end former Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes’ conservatorship during a hearing Tuesday. A preliminary ruling by Judge Roger L. Lund states that “the court finds that guardianship is no longer required and that the grounds for establishing guardianship of the individual no longer exist,” reports the Los Angeles Times.
Bynes’ conservatory was established in 2013 when she was hospitalized in an involuntary psychiatric facility after setting a fire in someone’s driveway. Nearly a decade later, the former Amanda Show star filed a request to end the legal agreement in late February.
“She believes her condition has improved and the protection of the court is no longer necessary,” her attorney, David A. Esquibias, told People.
Unlike the Britney Spears case, in which the pop star remained in an extended court battle with her father, Byne’s parents quickly supported her motion to have the conservatory terminated. “The parents are happy and excited about this good news,” attorney Tamar Arminak told NBC News. “The professionals say she is ready to make her own life choices and decisions and are so proud of her. They 100 percent support her decision to end the conservatory.”
According to the Times, Lund’s preliminary ruling states that Bynes “has provided facts that the conservatorship is no longer needed” and that a capacity statement “concludes that the conservator has the capacity to consent to any form of informed medical treatment.” “. The judge also said the court would grant the motion to terminate the conservatory.
Since the establishment of the Bynes Conservatory, she became engaged and graduated from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. In 2018, she expressed interest in returning to acting. She recently returned to Instagram and thanked fans “so much for their love and support.”
According to TMZ, Bynes’ former All That co-star Leon Frierson is expected to show his support by coming to the courthouse for Tuesday’s hearing.