Britney Spears may be out of rehab, but Kevin Federline has no intention of handing over the kids any time soon.

A source close to Federline, 29, says that the aspiring rapper and his lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan are “ecstatic, but cautiously focused on Britney’s continuing rehab recovery.”

Spears entered Malibu Promises Residential Treatment Center on February 22 and was released on March 20.

Spears, 25, now has custodial visitation of 18-month-old Sean Preston and 6-month-old Jayden James, and will be granted more custody rights over her children as she proves that she can maintain a stable lifestyle.

“They are not going to return custody to Britney as a reward for doing her stint in rehab. Kevin’s had the children for six weeks and he will continue to have full custody.”

The source adds: “Britney has to really demonstrate she can retain sobriety. She was just introduced into a sober lifestyle. Can she maintain it?”

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Britney Spears has finished her nearly month-long rehab stint in rehab and has checked out of Promises in Malibu.

The pop princess left the treatment facility late yesterday “after successfully completing their program,” said her manager, Larry Rudolph, in a statement released by Jive Records. As TMZ reported yesterday, Spears has made an amazing turnaround since she entered Promises on February 22. What’s more, as we reported, she and Kevin Federline have agreed share custody of their sons temporarily as they finalize their divorce.

Meanwhile, things aren’t quite so amazing for K-Fed. As Page Six reports, the one-time rapper has had to cancel his birthday party in Hollywood tonight at Eleven nightclub, possibly because party sponsors bailed. Federline had reportedly tried to get a glossy magazine to cover the bash – for $25,000 – but none of them bit. According to his rep, Kevin “decided that one party was enough.”

Joe Simpson has reportedly taken a swipe at Britney Spears and her recent troubles by saying: “I would never let that happen to my daughters. Hopefully, her family will take care of the situation. But while Joe probably voiced what many parents are probably thinking, he’s “embarrassing his daughters” by “talking about Britney,” one source close to the family says. “Joe has always viewed Britney as direct competition to Jessica and Ashlee in the music department, and now that Britney is going through hard times, it’s a little bit like kicking her while she’s down.” A source close to Brit says: “Everyone from Britney’s family down to her record label is fuming.”

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TMZ has learned Britney Spears will be leaving rehab this week, and she has made one of the most amazing turnarounds in celebrity memory. Sources say Britney and soon-to-be ex Kevin Federline had an “amazing meeting” on Sunday. They are not only getting along, they are hammering out the terms of custody. We’re told when Britney gets out, she and Kevin have agreed to a 50/50 split with physical custody of their two children. The plan is for Britney to eventually gain primary custody and Kevin will have visitation. Jamie Lynn, Britney’s sister, and Brit’s mom, Lynne, have been at Kevin’s house helping with the kids while Britney has been getting her own help in rehab. And that help is working. We’re told she has literally turned her life around. Stay tuned.

Britney Spears’ newest rumored boyflavor of the month, Jason Filyaw, admits that he and Brit have been “growing very close” since their “special” relationship began, and even used the L-word to descibe his feelings for her.

In an exclusive interview with TMZ, Filyaw, self-described as “very spiritual,” would neither confirm nor deny that he is dating Spears, but admitted, “I love her, I support her 100% and we are close.” Filyaw, who’s been attending AA meetings with Spears, also revealed that he is helping Britney with the spiritually “deep” part of her recovery.

The 33-year-old lead guitarist for the rock band RIVA says he met Spears long before she checked into Promises Rehab Center, and that they go “way back” to 2003, when he recorded some music with Britney at The Hit Factory in New York. Filyaw claims they stayed in touch, but “a few weeks ago … we met up again at a Los Angeles AA meeting.”

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Don’t they have AA meetings IN rehab?

***SORRY GUYS, HAD TO TAKE DOWN THE PICS!***

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