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After weeks of twists and turns -- and two major new documentaries --BritneySpears' highly public bid toendherfather's guardianship could reach its conclusion at a courthearingWednesday.

Britney'sfatherhas controlled her life for the past 13 years, under a controversial legal arrangement that the US pop singer has slammed as "abusive" and that herlawyershave demanded be scrapped.

Jamie Spears "must be suspended on September 29th; followed by the prompt termination of the conservatorship," her lawyer Mathew Rosengart wrote in a filing this week.

"Every day that goes by with him as conservator -- every day and every hour -- is one in which he causes his daughter anguish and pain,"the petition says.

Those claims were seemingly bolstered by a New York Times documentary released Friday that alleged Jamie Spears had surveillance devices secretly installed inBritney's bedroom to record her conversations.

"It really reminded me of somebody that was in prison," a former security firm employee told the "ControllingBritneySpears" filmmakers.

Britney'slawyersthis week said the Times' allegations about Jamie Spears showed "horrifying and unconscionable invasions of his adult daughter's privacy."

Jamie Spears denies any illegal surveillance took place.

Yet another new documentary -- Netflix's "Britneyvs Spears," released on Tuesday -- claimsBritneytwice tried to hire her own lawyer in the early years of the conservatorship, but was denied.

In July,Britneywas finally successful in appointing her own lawyer -- Rosengart -- and last month Jamie Spears himself filed a petition forBritney's conservatorship to be ended.

But while he acknowledged his daughter "believes that she can handle her own life," he remains in place.

Never fit to serve

In the petition this week,Britney'slawyersaccuse Jamie Spears of seeking to delay theendof the guardianship for his own financial benefit.

His efforts are "a subterfuge, designed to avoid the stigma of being suspended and its consequences, including the likelihood of disgorgement and rejection of outstanding legal fees," the petition alleges.

"Disgorgement" is a legal term meaning the repayment of ill-gotten gains.

Britney's representatives and fans have long accused herfatherof profiting from the guardianship, which was set up after a highly public 2007 breakdown when the shaven-headed star attacked a paparazzo's car at a gas station.

Meanwhile, Jamie Spears has objected toBritney's choice of a new temporary conservator to replace him, saying that certified public accountant John Zabel lacks the necessary experience, US media reported Monday.

In turn,Britney'slawyerssay herfatherwas "never fit to serve," citing in their petition allegations of Jamie Spears' "reported alcoholism" and "trauma he caused his daughter since her childhood."

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