Amanda Bynes

Amanda Bynes' conservatorship was terminated without contention. Disability advocates say her case is not the norm and conservatorships still need to be ...

"There are a lot of conservatorships where everyone is working in good faith to try to help and support a person," Brennan-Krohn said. "So it's similar to a power of attorney, although with support decisionmaking, you're still the person who can make the choice," Brennan-Krohn said. "So it's a very paternalistic and ableist view that her conservatorship was necessary," Wu said. "Millions of people across the United States are under guardianship very similar to what Britney and Amanda went through," Wu said. "And I think there's a real paternalism in that ... view of people with disabilities as not fully adult, not fully human." Her case has rarely played out in the public eye and draws a contrast to that of pop star Britney Spears, whose conservatorship was dissolved after a protracted, public court battle and has led to legal reform efforts in California.