Britney Spears is being investigated for child abuse.

TMZ says, An unscheduled hearing was held today at L.A. County Superior Court. Present — Britney’s lawyer, Dennis Wasser, K-Fed’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan and a lawyer from the Los Angeles County Counsel who is assigned to the dependency court. A hearing in the custody case has been scheduled for September 4, which will be a follow up to today’s appearance.

Brit is also being investigated for animal cruelty after her toddler sons reportedly broke the leg of the family’s Yorkie, London.