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At the request of Britney's attorney Laura Wasser, the courtroom has been cleared under family court order 214 which states:

Except as otherwise provided in this code or by court rule, the court may, when it considers it necessary in the interests of justice and the persons involved, direct the trial of any issue of fact joined in a proceeding under this code to be private, and may exclude all persons except the officers of the court, the parties, their witnesses, and counsel.


Before our reporter left the courtroom, he observed both Britney and Kevin being sworn in.

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