Britney Spears and Kevin Federline were back in court in Los Angeles this morning, discussing the visitation schedule of their two young sons, Sean and Jayden. Reportedly, Spears was awarded overnight visitation with the boys after the court heard testimony from the court-appointed parenting coach/evaluator. The children had been in the sole custody of Federline since Spears’ psychiatric hospitalization early this year. Spears had very limited, supervised visitation for quite some time following her release from the hospital. That visitation was expanded about six weeks ago to three full days a week, supervised.

Another happening of note in the Spears-Federline saga, super-divorce-lawyer-to-the-stars Laura Wasser has re-entered her appearance in the case on Spears’ behalf. It was Wasser who successfully negotiated the original joint custody agreement during the initial divorce proceeding almost a year ago. As Spears’ strange behavior escalated in the late summer and early fall of 2007, Wasser withdrew from the case.

Reports indicated that she did so because Spears would not listen to her advice. Wasser was followed ever so briefly by attorney Mel Goldsman at Freid and Goldsman. He was followed by lawyers Sorrell Trope and Ann Kiley of Trope and Trope. Most recently, Spears has been represented by Stacy Phillips of Phillips Lerner Lauzon & Jamra. The reappearance of Wasser is seen as an indication that Spears - assisted by her father and conservator Jamie Spears - is generally more stable than in the recent past. It is unlikely that Wasser would have agreed to rejoin the Spears camp if she did not believe that the previous communications problems had been resolved.

Federline has been represented by attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan since the divorce case began.

When celebrities are getting divorced, involved in a paternity suit or are seeking a prenup they often turn to what are recognized as the biggest celebrity divorce attorneys in Los Angeles.

The majority of big divorce, paternity, and child custody cases are kept under the radar. But when a case goes public, the high powered family lawyers handling celebrity cases can get nearly as much press as their famous clients. High net worth individuals, and celebrities in particular, need an attorney who is not only an expert in the field of family law, but who is familiar with the judges in the Los Angeles Superior Court, and who can keep their divorce out of the tabloids and as low key as possible.

What follows is a list of the top celebrity divorce attorneys in Los Angeles and some of their more famous clients:

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