The custody dispute between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline is set to go to trial in August after the couple failed to reach agreement in mediation.
Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, told the E! Online website that although day-long talks between lawyers for the two sides were positive, no settlement was reached and a trial was likely in Los Angeles on August 25.
"The mediation didn't result in an agreement that would avoid the trial ... [but] the mood was comfortable," Mr Kaplan said.
The lawyer said Federline, 30, wants to retain sole legal and physical custody of the couple's two children, Sean Preston and Jayden James, while allowing Spears, 26, visitation rights.
A court this week granted Spears, pictured, overnight visitation with the children in addition to two day-visits a week.
Spears's visitation rights were severely restricted this year amid spiralling personal problems and fears for her mental health.
But the pop star appeared to have been getting her life back on track in recent months, after she was twice rushed to hospital this year for treatment in a psychiatric unit.
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