In the wake of all of the drama that surrounds Britney Spears, her little boys, Sean Preston and Jayden James were safely with their father, Kevin Federline. The troubled singer was taken this morning to UCLA Medical Center and, for the second time this month, placed on a 5150 hold.

A friend of Kevin Federline’s said that he is aware of what’s happening and that he legitimately wants Britney to get better. “He wants her to be in their sons’ lives. He wants them to have a loving relationship. He wants her to get healthy so she can be the mother they need and deserve.”

I hope he means it! In my opinion, he was with Britney for the money, and now hopefully he’s being sincere. One day, their children are going to grow up and read all of this.

Kevin Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, has filed a motion asking the court to make Britney Spears pay attorney’s fees, again.

If the court grants his motion, Britney will have to pay in total, an amount of $500,000+ for her ex-husband’s attorney, since last July.

The court has already awarded Kaplan $120,000 in fees earned between July 30th and October 8th. Today’s motion, if granted, will see Kaplan getting another $300,000+ for work done between October 8th and January 4, 2008. In addition, he’s also asking for another $100,000 for fees that he plans to accumulate between now and the end of their custody battle, which is set for April.

A hearing on Kaplan’s request for attorney’s fees is set for March 10.

Maybe K-Fed should get a cheaper lawyer? Or maybe he should just get a job?

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Britney Spears’ estranged mother, Lynne, arrived by herself at LAX, Sunday night. Her arrival in L.A. is sparking reports that the pop tart and her mother are talking again.

While we’re not exactly sure why Lynne Spears came to L.A., a source reveals that Lynne spent Monday night at Kevin Federline’s Tarzana home, spending time with her two grandsons, Sean and Jayden.

Lynne also may have been in town to tie up some loose ends. Her and Jamie Lynn are reportedly getting rid of their Valencia home to live full time in Kentwood, La.

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A court insider has revealed that Britney Spears’ confidante, Sam Lutfi, was asked whether or not he has accepted money from paparazzi photo agencies in exchange for information about Britney, her whereabouts, and when she would be “outside on the street on Sundays, strolling or playing with her boys.”

One of the other topics reportedly discussed was whether Sam himself took pictures of Britney and the boys, and then tried to sell them to various magazines and TV shows.

Kevin Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, is reportedly hell-bent on trying to prove that Britney may have been complicit in the alleged deals Lutfi was trying to make with photo agencies, the insider tells OK!.

Sources tell OK! that according to K-fed and Britney’s divorce agreement, neither one of them is allowed to set up photo shoots of the boys without the other’s permission.

So, even if Britney did not receive money for pictures of her boys, she was still not allowed be part of any photo shoots involving her sons without Kevin’s permission, lest she risk violating the divorce agreement.

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It has been confirmed that Trope & Trope, the lawyers who have been representing Britney Spears in her ongoing custody battle with K-Fed, have decided to continue represent the fallen singer.

It was previously said that they were going to drop Britney as a client, but they’ve had a change of heart.

An officer of the court has confirmed that Trope withdrew their request to be removed as counsel at around 4 p.m. PST today.

Mark Vincent Kaplan, attorney for Kevin, says that he’s “pleased” Trope will remain on the case. “It will make dealing with this case easier,” Kaplan explains. “They are highly skilled and highly professional. They know the case, they know the law, and they know me.”

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Mark Vincent Kaplan has gotten the chance, finally, to depose Britney Spears in hers and K-Fed’s custody battle.

“We are going over things that are very, very gut-wrenching,” Kaplan said Monday night, speaking outside of Katsuya restaurant in Brentwood. He declined to discuss specifics of the questioning, but said, “Just to revisit them even in your own mind would not be pleasurable.” He added, “It’s not something anyone would enjoy.”

Britney Spears has a bad track record for showing up at her depositions, so this was definitely a step in the right direction for the singer. Kaplan has said that there will be numerous depositions in the unspecified future, but he said that he’s only 2% of the way through the questions that he has for her.

Questions include past drug and alcohol use, her failure to comply with court orders, and any other subject relating to her fitness as a parent.

Britney showed up for the deposition 50 minutes late. Any later than that and Kaplan would have terminated the session.

Kevin Federline is saying that he wants to reduce any kind of hardship on the couple’s children.

Mark Vincent Kaplan said Monday’s court decision to keep Britney Spears away from her children was a difficult decision with a clear impact on all of the family members. He also said that the court order was “painful, but appropriate.”

The court hearing on Monday focused on Britney’s breakdown on January 3rd and her hospitalization. Britney’s temporary custody was stripped after the incident and continued by the Commissioner at Monday’s court session.

“Kevin wants nothing more than to be able to parent his children with participation by their mother,” says Kaplan. “But the best interest of the children require that they be in the most sound, safe, nurturing and consistent environment. That is paramount.”

He adds, “[Kevin] is committed to trying to fill any void by him being there at all times for them in any way. He can’t replace their mother in their life but he is going to try to minimize the hardship.”