CNN reports Britney Spears' mother has filed court documents asking permission for an attorney to appear on her behalf at a hearing regarding Spears' care.
Lynne Spears asked the court to allow attorney Gladstone N. Jones III to participate as her representative at a status hearing, set for May 10 in L.A.
In the documents, Lynne Spears' attorneys write that it is in the pop star's "best interest to allow Lynne Spears to have a voice at the Status Hearing."
A week ago, Britney left the facility where she had been receiving treatment for undisclosed mental health issues.