Spears, Federline OK custody deal

Pop star Britney Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline have agreed on a custody arrangement for their two sons, probably averting a family court trial set for next month, an attorney for Federline said Friday.

A court spokesman confirmed that a resolution of the long custody case was in the works but that Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon has not signed off on it.

After a closed-door meeting Friday with the pop star’s attorney and Gordon, Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, declined to discuss terms of the deal but said it would be finalized by the court “in the very near future.”

Kaplan told OK magazine the deal gave Federline full legal and physical custody of Sean Preston and Jayden James while continuing visitation rights for Spears.

Spears and Federline did not attend the hearing.

Federline gained custody of the children in October after Spears exhibited erratic behavior. She was hospitalized for psychiatric problems in January. Spears is allowed monitored visitation with her sons.

Her attorney, Laura Wasser, said Friday that Spears was “doing well.”

-- Harriet Ryan