Courtney Love Loses Legal Control of Daughter Frances Bean

Frances Bean, 17, has appointed temporary guardians by a court in Los Angeles. Kurt Cobain’s mother, Wendy O’Connor and his younger sister, Kimberly, now have legal, medical and financial authority over the teenager. A court hearing on the matter has been scheduled for February 10.

“This doesn’t necessarily mean that Courtney Love is an unfit mother and has completely lost custody,” says L.A. probate attorney Jeffrey S. Cohen, who’s not involved with the case. “It’s too early to say. It could be because she’s simply going out of state for a long period of time.”

In past interviews, Frances Bean has made it clear that she is not like her parents. She told Harper’s Bazaar last year that her paternal grandmother, Olympia, 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.

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