Amanda Bynes Files to End Conservatorship
etonline.comAmanda Bynes has taken the first step to get out of her conservatorship after almost nine years.ET can confirm the 35-year-old actress filed a petition to terminate the conservatorship of her person and estate in California's Ventura County Superior Court. , which first reported the news, also reports that Bynes filed a capacity declaration on Tuesday.
The filing is a requirement in California for all conservatorship cases, meaning there must be updated records about Bynes' mental state from either a physician, psychologist or religious healing practitioner.A hearing for Bynes' petition is scheduled for March 22.
Meanwhile, Bynes' attorney, David A. Esquibias, tells that «Amanda wishes to terminate her conservatorship. She believes her condition is improved and protection of the court is no longer necessary.»ET has also reached out to Bynes' lawyer for comment.The star has been under a conservatorship since August 2013.
The move meant her mother, Lynn Bynes, gained legal control of her daughter — from her personal and medical decisions to financial affairs.
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