Lawyers meet privately in Britney's custody row

LOS ANGELES - Attorneys for Britney Spears and Kevin Federline were back in court in an ongoing custody dispute involving the pair's children. Federline's lawyer, Mark V. Kaplan, said Monday's unscheduled court session was called to ''refine certain areas'' of a judge's previous order. He would not elaborate. Spears' attorney, Sorrell Trope, confirmed that the hearing involved issues related to the custody case but declined to comment further. Spears, 25, and ex-husband Federline, 29, are the parents of Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1. The court hearing came days after city prosecutors charged Spears with misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run and driving without a valid license, claiming she smashed her car into another in a parking lot in August. Federline wants to increase his custody time with the former couple's two young sons. They divide time with the children equally. The first hearing date is Nov. 26, but the second date has been delayed from Dec. 18 to early January, Kaplan said. The judge last week issued orders directing Spears to undergo random testing twice a week after finding she is involved in ''habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol.'' If convicted on the driving changes, Spears could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 (€708) fine for each count. Spears was scheduled to be arraigned in that case Oct. 10, but she is not required to appear.