Rift Between Britney Spears and Her Mom Widens

The difficulties between Britney Spears' and her mother Lynne have reportedly deteriorated to the point that Britney has presented her mom with a letter asking her to stay away from her children.

The latest event in the saga occurred yesterday when Britney was photographed presenting her mother with papers outside a trailer in Valencia, CA. She then walked away leaving her mother sitting on the steps. Lynne is reportedly "brokenhearted" over the current status of their relationship.

TMZ has reported that the papers Spears handed her mother was a letter from an out-of-state lawyer. The reportedly asks that Lynne stay away from Spears's sons Sean Preston, 1, and Jayden James, 9 months, if she is taking any medications that might cause her to be impaired.