According to a tentative ruling published by the Ventura County Superior Court on Friday (March 18), the judge involved in Amanda Bynes' case intends to end her conservatorship.
UPDATE (03/23, 3:24 p.m. ET): Bynes' conservatorship has officially been ended. "The conservatorship is no longer needed or required, and therefore the petition for termination is granted," Ventura County Judge Roger L. Lund ruled during the brief hearing, which reportedly lasted just over five minutes [via CNN]. Bynes was not in the courtroom at the time.
Last month, the former actor filed to end the conservatorship of both her person and estate, which has been in place for nearly nine years under the control of her mother, Lynn Organ. Organ has been supportive of her daughter's petition to end the arrangement.
"Petitioner has provided facts that the conservatorship is no longer needed," reads the tentative ruling by Judge Roger L. Lund [via The Los Angeles Times]. "The Capacity Declaration filed February 22, 2022, concludes that conservatee has capacity [to] give informed consent to any form of medical treatment. The court determines that the conservatorship is no longer required and that grounds for establishment of a conservatorship of the person no longer exist."
The document goes on to state the good news plainly: "The court intends to grant the petition for termination and order the conservatorship of the person of Amanda Bynes be terminated."
Apparently the status of a trust belonging to Bynes is beyond Lund's purview, so a decision has yet to be made — but the judge suggests that an accounting by the trustee be made outside of formal court.
As previously reported, the teen screen queen's hearing takes place today.
Hopefully all goes well and this is one of the many conservatorship terminations to follow in #FreeBritney's wake.
Bynes recently spoke out on Instagram for the first time since filing, thanking fans for support and documenting the removal of her face tattoo.
UPDATE (03/23, 3:24 p.m. ET): Bynes' conservatorship has officially been ended. "The conservatorship is no longer needed or required, and therefore the petition for termination is granted," Ventura County Judge Roger L. Lund ruled during the brief hearing, which reportedly lasted just over five minutes [via CNN]. Bynes was not in the courtroom at the time.
Last month, the former actor filed to end the conservatorship of both her person and estate, which has been in place for nearly nine years under the control of her mother, Lynn Organ. Organ has been supportive of her daughter's petition to end the arrangement.
"Petitioner has provided facts that the conservatorship is no longer needed," reads the tentative ruling by Judge Roger L. Lund [via The Los Angeles Times]. "The Capacity Declaration filed February 22, 2022, concludes that conservatee has capacity [to] give informed consent to any form of medical treatment. The court determines that the conservatorship is no longer required and that grounds for establishment of a conservatorship of the person no longer exist."
The document goes on to state the good news plainly: "The court intends to grant the petition for termination and order the conservatorship of the person of Amanda Bynes be terminated."
Apparently the status of a trust belonging to Bynes is beyond Lund's purview, so a decision has yet to be made — but the judge suggests that an accounting by the trustee be made outside of formal court.
As previously reported, the teen screen queen's hearing takes place today.
Hopefully all goes well and this is one of the many conservatorship terminations to follow in #FreeBritney's wake.
Bynes recently spoke out on Instagram for the first time since filing, thanking fans for support and documenting the removal of her face tattoo.