Britney always gets by with a little help from her (lawyer) friends

While poor Brit may forget to put on her underwear from time to time and has difficulty getting out of cars in short skirts without spreading her legs wide apart, and let us not forget how hard it is to carry your infant son, a smoothie, and walk, she does have enough sense to keep good lawyers on hand. It seems that the reason why the former Teen Queen filed for divorce from K. Fed on Election Day last month was not a subtle right-wing disctraction attempt to keep the Republicans in majority, but rather Britney's thrifty way of saving money. The divorce, which was filed exactly two years and one month from the date of her marriage, prevented her from having to pay Mr. Federline a third year of alimony because of 30-day legal grace periods. Since Britney's pre-nup stipulates the total length of their marriage as a basis for K. Fed's alimony settlement, this difference is important--hey, everyone needs to save a little during the holidays!