[Source: NME.com] Britney Spears has been ordered by a Los Angeles County Superior Court commissioner to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees.

Commissioner Reva Goetz yesterday) said that Spears must pay more than US$372,000 (AUS$397,000) to various attorneys for their services representing the pop star and her family in legal cases over the past several months.

The commissioner also delayed action on a motion to put Spears’ companies and business entities in her trust, reports the Associated Press. The motion is now set to be heard on Thursday 31 July.