Britney gives up custody of kids to ex

Federline, 30, currently has full temporary custody of the children, but the lawyer said he had not intended to fight for sole custody.

‘Kevin was not [out] to get custody,’ said Mr Kaplan. ‘Kevin’s goal was to set up some kind of template so the mother of his children can co-parent.

‘He said, “I need to have Britney involved in the co-parenting of the kids but I need there to be a structure”.’

The lawyer admitted, however, that his client was ‘absolutely delighted’ with the result. ‘Nobody could have anticipated the turn of events that has occurred,’ he said.

Laura Wasser, Miss Spears’s lawyer, said the agreement will give her more time with her sons. She added that while Federline still has full custody, the singer may get expanded rights by the end of the year.

Miss Spears initially had joint custody of her sons, but her increasingly eccentric behaviour and sustained drug abuse led to Federline being awarded full temporary custody last October and their mother relegated to court-monitored visits.