Yesterday we learned that Courtney Love was stripped of legal guardianship of her only begotten child, Frances Bean Cobain, but when we first heard of the development no real details as to the “why” were known. Today, People magazine is reporting that the matter of Frances‘s guardianship went before a judge because Frances herself has decided that she wants to live with her grandmother rather than with her mother Courtney Love. Apparently, the judge agreed and granted primary custody to Wendy O’Connor — mother of the late Kurt Cobain:

Courtney Love has lost legal control over her daughter, but it’s not because of a drug relapse as has been speculated, her lawyer tells PEOPLE. “Courtney’s been clean for years and is perfectly fine,” says her attorney Keith A. Fink. “This is simply about Frances preferring to live with her grandmother at this time.” On Friday, a judge appointed Kurt Cobain’s mother Wendy O’Connor and her daughter Kimberly Cobain as temporary legal guardians over Frances Bean. A hearing on the matter is set for Feb. 10. “Frances is 17 and a strong-willed child, and this is a decision she made on her own,” Fink adds. “No matter what, Courtney loves her daughter more than anything in the world.” This isn’t the first time O’Connor has been named guardian of Frances. In 2003, L.A. County officials removed Frances from her mother following the singer’s arrest for attempting to break into her ex-boyfriend’s home. O’Connor was given legal control over the girl. But Love regained custody in January 2005 after the singer proved to the court that she turned her life around and had kicked her drug habit. Last year, Frances told Harper’s Bazaar that O’Connor, who lives in Olympia, Wash., has been a constant force in her life. “She’s probably the person I respect most out of anybody in the world,” she told the magazine.

HMMMMM … interesting language by Courtney‘s lawyer, don’t you think? I find it very telling that he refers to Frances as a “strong-willed child” which is just nice talk for saying she’s a “brat”. While it remains to be seen if Frances is just being “strong-willed” or if she is just tired of dealing with C. Love’s craziness, it’s very clear that she has the utmost respect and admiration for her grandmother Wendy O’Connor. To be honest, based on Courtney‘s own public ramblings, I highly doubt Frances holds her own mother with the same regard. It occurred to me that a legal matter over guardianship of a 17 year old had to come down to either a matter of very seriousness or a matter of the wishes of the minor in question. Hearing that this change in legal guardianship came from a desire of Frances to live with her grandmother makes TOTAL sense. I wish her well … sounds like a very smart move on her part.

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