Is Britney making a real effort to get her kids back?

The runaway train wreck last Monday lost custody of Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, indefinitely, after a minor meltdown upon arrival at the courthouse for her deposition. Ignoring the pleas of police officers, Spears made a U-turn and inexplicably fled. This, of course, did not sit well with ex-hubby K-Fed's lawyers.

Yesterday, Spears finally showed up and actually stayed two hours at the Los Angeles office of Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan. The singer has missed numerous appointments for the court-ordered cross examination. Kaplan is expected to grill her about past drug and alcohol use, her repeated defiance of court orders and other matters pertaining to her parenting skills. Evidence gathered will be used to try to prove that primary custody should be granted to Federline. A custody trial has been set for April.

Kaplan told PEOPLE magazine:"Kevin wants nothing more than to be able to parent his children with participation by their mother. But the best interest of the children require that they be in the most sound, safe, nurturing and consistent environment. That is paramount.”

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