Britney Spears has described the conservatorship that has controlled various aspects of her life for the past 12 years as "voluntary".
The singer's statement was part of a court filing in which she asked for a nominated trust, the Bessemer Trust Company, to take over her finances.
The conservatorship has been in place since 2008 with a court-appointed person looking after her personal and financial decisions as well as her healthcare. Her father Jamie Spears has acted as her legal guardian for most of this time, overseeing these decisions.
Last year he stepped back temporarily due to his own health issues and was replaced by Jodi Montgomery, a licensed professional conservator.
In papers filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, Spears confirmed that she wanted the arrangement to stay in place, but with some amendments.
"This is a voluntary conservatorship. Conservatee wishes to exercise her right to nominate a conservator of the estate," wrote her lawyer, Samuel Ingham III, in the filing.
"Britney is strongly opposed to her father continuing as sole conservator of her estate.
"Rather, without in any way waiving her right to seek termination of this conservatorship in the future, she strongly prefers to have a qualified corporate fiduciary appointed to serve in this role."
The filing also stated that Spears does not have a developmental disability, and is not currently a patient of the California Department of State Hospitals or the California Department of Developmental Services.
A hearing on the conservatorship is scheduled for October.
