Britney Spears Receives Driver's License

Another Custody Hearing Scheduled To Begin Later Today

(CBS/AP)  Britney Spears has received a California driver's license to comply with a court order in her child custody case, a state official said Wednesday.

The temporary driver's license was issued late Tuesday in Santa Monica, said Mike Marando, deputy director of communications for the state Department of Motor Vehicles.

"She has completed her requirements for a driver's license," he said.

Among her recent problems, Spears was charged with misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run and driving without a valid license for allegedly crashing into a parked car in August.

Monday's court order to temporarily surrender custody of her two sons to former husband Kevin Federline came after the 25-year-old pop star failed to produce a California driver's license and allegedly missed a drug and alcohol test as ordered by the court, said her lawyer, Sorrell Trope.

A hearing was scheduled later Wednesday for more custody proceedings between Spears and Federline involving their sons, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1.

How well the kids will fare with Federline remains to be seen.

Kevin Federline was professionally never as successful as his superstar ex-wife, but the 29-year-old former backup dancer now finds himself with a leading role in the upbringing of their kids.

K-Fed is now K-Dad full-time after a judge ordered Britney Spears to temporarily surrender custody of the couple's sons -- Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1 -- to Federline.

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Photos: Britney And K-Fed

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The 29-year-old father of four left his girlfriend, Shar Jackson, while she was pregnant their son, Kaleb. (Federline and Jackson also have a 5-year-old daughter, Kori.)

Federline first met Spears in passing in 1999 when he was a backup dancer for a boy band. The pair married in October 2004, quickly had two children and split just after their second son was born. (Spears filed for divorce last November and it became official in July.)

That track record aside, Dorian Traube, a professor of social work at the University of Southern California, said: "Lately, he's really kind of stepped up as a father. We don't hear much about how he parents his other kids. But with his children with Britney, he's gone to great lengths to keep them out of the public eye and he's gone to great lengths to keep the grandparents involved."

A hearing was scheduled Wednesday for more custody proceedings between Spears and Federline.

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Photos: K-Fed Gets A Text Message

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While Spears made her now infamous appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards, Federline hosted a birthday party for the couple's two boys. Spears bounces between houses and high-priced hotels, while Federline keeps a home in the family-oriented suburban community of Tarzana, Calif.

"He recently put a safety fence around his pool," said Traube, who has followed the couple's ups and downs closely through news reports. "He is genuinely worried about the welfare of his children and what they might be experiencing when they're with their mother."

It's a change from a year ago, when Federline was a party-circuit regular preparing to release his debut album. Even then, though, he talked about waking up with his children, tucking them in at night and building a home studio so he could stay close to them.

"I would just work out of my house the whole time and I could spend as much time as I needed to spend with my children," Federline told The Associated Press in October 2006. "But it's still never enough."

Spears has been spiraling downward since she and Federline split. She was photographed without underwear and appeared to be drunk and out-of-control. Then she shaved her head, beat a car with an umbrella and ended up spending a month in rehab.

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Timeline: Britney's Meltdown

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The gravity of the court's decision still hasn't seemed to sink in. Monday night, after learning she would lose custody of her kids indefinitely, Spears showed up for a stay at a posh Beverly Hills hotel.

"Hopefully this will be the impetus for some positive change for Britney, and then for the kids as a result," Albright said. "It's really unfortunate because the kids are the ultimate victims."

[aerodog]

Another question to anyone - last night on the news I heard she makes apprx $700,000 per month.
Someone tell me please, DOING WHAT????????

[aerodog]

if brit can''t take care of her kids, can she still care for her little dogs?? wonder who''s caring for them, or does she still have them? poor little pups.

[toldyouso21]

I find it odd that Spears was given a liscense after a hit and run--since causing a hit and run is usually grounds for SUSPENSION OR SURRENDERING OF A LISCENSE.

[tnt1954]

the friends i grew up with in the 50''s and 60''s
were mostly all dead from violence, love, dope
or a mixture of them, by the time they were
25 or gone beyond recall. some were saved by
churches or AA. the bolshevik incursions,
politics, etc. growing up in los angeles, ca,
is not like growing up in a tiny fishing
village in nova scotia. we''re the town
that made the tv show ''dragnet'' famous.
and ''columbo''etc. i''m just lucky to be semi
still alive. that''s a miracle in itself.
and i know how to type. had it in junior
high. only boy in the classes. all those
girls all to myself.

[tnt1954]

sandy cohen did a good job. i woulda thought
nicer of kevin, i didn''t know he lived in tarzana. i was born downtown on hope st. but
raised in tarzana. beckford avenue and wells
drive. i wonder if kevin went to taft high
at winnetka and ventura? pierce college is
nice. its all changed since i was their age
or younger. topanga plaza. woodland promenade.
oat mountain where the nike bases are. topanga
canyon around the corner. candy canyon disco
by oakwood apts and victory blvd. and topanga.
more radical red areas like north hollywood,ca
down the freeway. just around the corner from
malibu. ventura county up the freeway. so
very, very hot out there though. used to be
much smoggier. couldn''t breathe. career moms
don''t have much time for kids. mine was.

[tnt1954]

lifestyles of the rich and famous. much more
viewed than/lifestyles of the destitute and
anonymous. looking forward to buying her
new cd, november 13th.

[dgshiner]

I just feel for these kids with all of the horrible things that are going on in the world how could you put a child through the trauma?

Also these people who are having babies but not wanting to be a mother or father to them makes you wonder why? I hope that through their parents dysfunction that they will have someone to love them and keep them safe.

[wilmer425]

We need to get together a bunch of people who aren''t able to have kids, let them take care of the famous peoples'' kids, and then they could actually be safe. I guarantee that those people would love those children as much as they could have their own. And while we''re at it, lets make both of those parents pay the people that are taking care of their children the $35,000 a month in support.

[mygramma]

This is really a lopsided, poor job of reporting. You said, "While Spears made her now infamous appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards, Federline hosted a birthday party for the couple''s two boys."

That just isn''t true. He was in Vegas partying at the same time as Britney was at the VMAs. He didn''t have a party for his son until after he got back. And Britney had one the next on the boys actual birthday.

This guy is a freeloading dirt bag, making $35,000 a month off Britney. The judge will reverse his decision soon.