Britney Spears divorce finalized

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline are seen in Hollywood on July 10, 2005. Spears and her second husband Federline have finalized their divorce and agreed to split custody of their two young sons, court papers showed on Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES, July 31 (Reuters) - Pop singer Britney Spears and her second husband Kevin Federline have finalized their divorce and agreed to split custody of their two young sons, court papers showed on Tuesday.

But Spears's lawyer asked that details of the child custody arrangements remain sealed from public records, citing both media attention and the possibility of "criminals who might target the minor children for financial gain," according to papers obtained by celebrity Web site TMZ.com.

Spears, 25, filed for divorce last November from Federline, a dancer and aspiring rapper, after two years of marriage citing irreconcilable differences. The couple have two children -- Sean Preston, who turns 2 in September, and Jayden James, who turns one in September.

The marriage was the second for the former pop princess and came eight months after a brief three day union with a childhood friend in Las Vegas.

After filing for divorce, Spears embarked on a party life style that ended with her shaving her head and entering rehab in February.

According to TMZ.com. Spears' lawyer Laura Wasser asked the judge in the divorce hearing to keep private the details that relate to the specific timetable and transportation arrangement for the children.

"Such information greatly increases the chances that the actions of the media could threaten the safety of the minor children by, for example, causing a traffic accident or by exposing the minor children to criminals who might target the minor children for financial gain," Wasser wrote in her motion, according to TMZ.com

The divorce was finalized on Monday. Wasser said details of financial support will also remain confidential.