Britney Spears was yesterday granted overnight visitation rights to her two sons Sean Preston and Jayden James after a Los Angeles judge commended her progress.

The pop wreck and her ex-husband Kevin Federline returned to court on Tuesday to review the custody status of her two toddlers.

The singer was previously only allowed three monitored visits with the children per week, after she was committed to a psychiatric facility to treat an alleged bi-polar disorder. These did not include overnight visitation.

Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini admits the three-hour closed-court hearing went well for Spears.

No details of the changes have been released, but TMZ claims Spears has been awarded overnight visitation rights.

Parachini says: "There was a change in (Spears's) visitation status that was ordered.

"Britney's demeanour in court was businesslike. I think any judge is pleased to see progress being made by parties in a case."

The next hearing is set for 15 July.