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Bobby Brown, Pat Houston Named Co-Guardians Over Bobbi Kristina as Cissy Gives a Grim Update on Her Condition

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bobbi-kristina-bobby-brownLegal matters regarding Bobbi Kristina’s well being have finally taken a turn, as her father, Bobby Brown, and her aunt, Pat Houston, have been named co-guardians of the now 22-year-old.

It’s been more than three months since Bobbi Kristina, the daughter of the late, iconic Whitney Houston, was found unresponsive, face down in the bathtub of her Roswell home.

Since then, there has been little information provided about the young reality star, but stories of tensions in the family regarding certain legal matters kept the rumor mill going. It’s unclear if any of the allegations were true, but a change has finally emerged regarding who will have legal guardianship over Bobbi.

“Both Brown and Houston are jointly responsible for decisions related to [Bobbi Kristina Brown’s] care and medical needs,” attorneys for Brown and Houston explained in a joint statement, according to the Huffington Post.

Lawyer Bedelia Hangrove has been appointed as Bobbi’s conservator and will keep watch over the young starlet’s assets, including her “likeness, rights and legal claims,” the statement added.

It is unclear what would happen if the pair disagreed on how to proceed with medical treatments for Bobbi. She has been taken off life support, according to statements from the family, but Bobbi’s grandmother Cissy Houston said things were far from normal.

Doctors had long feared that there would be permanent neurological damage as a result of how long Bobbi went without getting oxygen to her brain but Brown is urging fans to remain positive and continue praying for Bobbi’s full recovery.

Cissy, on the other hand, recently told Entertainment Tonight that she’s ready for whatever the Lord has planned for her granddaughter.

“She’s not the same, she’s not progressing at all,” she told ET on Saturday. “She’s not gone yet, but you know, whatever the Lord decides, I’m ready for her… I have nothing to do with that. That’s His job. It’s His territory, you know? And I understand it.”

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