Britney yesterday
Since their daughter has repeatedly refused to listen to their pleas to stay in treatment and get help, Lynne and Jamie Spears are now using legal measures to try to stabilize Britney. And the law might actually be in their favor–at least for now.

TMZ is reporting that Adam Streisand, the lawyer Britney hired to fight the appointment of her father as her conservator while on a 5150 hold at UCLA Medical Center, has withdrawn from the case.

At the request of Britney Spears, Adam Streisand, a Partner at Loeb & Loeb LLP, met with her yesterday to discuss her legal rights in connection with the conservatorship over her person and estate. Following that meeting, Mr. Streisand learned that the court had issued orders that prevent Ms. Spears from retaining counsel of her own choosing, and on that basis, Mr.Streisand has decided he will not represent her at this time.”

[From TMZ]

Further, Lynne and Jamie have asked Britney’s former lawyer in the divorce case with Kevin Federline, Laura Wasser, to renew ties with Britney and help out with her ongoing custody case. Britney’s parents say Wasser is trustworthy and untainted by the influence of Sam Lutfi. Sources say Britney was happy to see her old counsel.

TMZ has learned disso queen Laura Wasser paid a secret visit at the UCLA psych ward last Tuesday, and the family wants Laura back as Brit’s custody attorney.

Wasser, who repped Brit in the divorce, quit the case — we’re told because Britney wouldn’t listen to her. But sources say Jamie and Lynne want her back.

TMZ knows Jamie wants to 86 Trope and Trope as Brit’s reps, in part because they have been chummy with Sam Lutfi. People at UCLA say Britney “lit up” when she saw Wasser. But there’s a hitch — we’re told the deal will be sealed ONLY if Britney doesn’t fight the conservatorship. As of Tuesday, she was fine letting Jamie call the shots, but it looks like that’s changed.

If Brit accepts the conservatorship and Jamie is at the reins, Laura Wasser could be back in the Britney business.

In an even more bizarre turn of events, the former publicist for K-Fed lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan, is now serving as a spokesman for none other than Sam Lutfi. I don’t even know what to say about that- except that it demonstrates how powerful Sam has become since inserting himself into Spears’ life.

At 5 p.m. Eastern Time, TMZ was reporting that Jamie Spears and the family attorneys were on their way to the Los Angeles County courthouse, to possibly ask that the conservatorship be made bigger in scope. Supposedly, he wants to prohibit Britney from driving, checking in and out of hotels, and inviting the paparazzi into her home and car. Given the wild goose chase that ensued yesterday after Britney left the hospital, he is probably right.

This goes to show how difficult it is to force an adult to get treatment for mental illness or substance abuse when they are not willing to get help themselves. It’s got to be incredibly frustrating, but it appears that Jamie Spears is in this fight for the long haul. If anyone can save Britney from herself, it’s her dad.