Britney Spears Agrees to Sole Custody for Kevin Federline

Mark Vincent Kaplan said tonight that Britney Spears and Kevin Federline have reached a settlement in their custody case.

According to the agreement signed by all parties, Federline gets sole legal and physical custody of sons Sean Preston and Jayden James, and Spears will have visitation rights. Kaplan said:

"The case has been settled. The court still has to approve it."

"As of this evening there is a fully executed deal memo. All the issues that would have been addressed at trial have been settled. Can’t speak to the exact terms of the deal. Orders in place will stay in place."

"Kevin was not [out] to get custody. Kevins 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 to be involved in the coparenting of the kids, but I need there to be a structure."

"Nobody could have anticipated the terms of events that have occurred. This was a two-year journey that will be halted at a point that is good for these children. Custody is always modifiable. If there is a final order, it means there is nothing to try." [As in no need for a divorce trial.]

Both parties are due in court Friday morning to get the court’s stamp of approval for the deal.

At the end of the month the court will determine if the conservatorship, managed by Britney’s father Jamie Spears, will end or become permanent. Speaking to that issue Kaplan said:

"While I can’t tell you the terms, the order does anticipate what happens if the conservatorship is ended. The devil is always in the details and this is a very detailed deal memo."

"Nobody can predict what the future will bring, but to the extent possible I think we have really anticipated how to proceed."

This seems like it turned out in the best interest of the children. Despite all the criticism, it turned out that K-Fed was a better dad than Britney was a mom, and that’s not saying much.