Proving yet again that she considers herself above the law, Britney Spears today bailed on a date with the legal system. 

The 'runaway' trainwreck was scheduled to give a deposition, under oath at the offices of Kevin Federline's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan in Los Angeles as part of her custody battle with her ex. But she did not show up!

Paparazzi were posted outside the lawyer's offices, running streaming video as they awaited the arrival of the pop singer, who was supposed to be questioned by Kaplan. The attorney has reportedly already obtained depositions from associates of Spears, including her former manager and bodyguard. (Hmm..those should be verrry interesting!) 

Spears and Federline agreed last month to shared custody of Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, at Christmas. Federline now has primary custody and Spears is only allowed monitored visits.

But the perpetual adolescent again thumbed her nose at the court system. Kaplan wants to grill her about her past drug and alcohol use and her failure to follow court orders. According to People magazine, the lawyer has complained that she has evaded a deposition four times over the course of a year!

I guess this makes number 5!

There just are no words.