Jackson Kids Update: Guardianship Case Delayed One Week

LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's mother and ex-wife will have time to reach an agreement over who will take care of the singer's three children.

For the second time, Katherine Jackson and Deborah Rowe joined to seek a delay in a hearing that could decide who gets custody of the pop superstar's children. A guardianship hearing scheduled for Monday has been delayed for a week, an attorney said Friday.

Katherine Jackson will remain the temporary guardian of her son's three children, who range in ages from 7 to 12.

Court records show a judge granted the delay Friday afternoon.

The hearing could have presented a showdown between Katherine Jackson and Rowe, who was married to the pop singer from 1996 to 1999.

Instead, the two sides are trying to broker an out-of-court settlement.

"We are pleased that the child custody hearing has been continued over until July 20th to further our progress and allow us to privately and amicably resolve this most important matter in a dignified manner for the benefit of the children first and all involved," L. Londell McMillan said in a statement to The Associated Press.

Attorneys for Rowe declined to comment on Friday. Requests to interview Rowe have also been denied.

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Rowe has not indicated in court filings that she intends to seek custody. She is the mother of Jackson's two oldest children, 12-year-old Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., known as Prince Michael, and 11-year-old Paris Michael Katherine Jackson.

The youngest child, 7-year-old Prince Michael II, was born to a surrogate mother who has never been identified.

In a will signed in 2002, Michael Jackson stated he wanted his mother to care for his children if he died. As a backup, he designated singer and longtime friend Diana Ross.

Rowe was not given any role in the will. While much has been made of her decision in 2001 to terminate her parental rights, that decision was overturned and she and Jackson reached an out-of-court settlement in 2006.

The details of that agreement have never been released and it is unclear when Rowe, 50, last saw Jackson's children.

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AP Music writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody contributed to this report.

Comments

[Ergon]

Ms Rowe got money twice: I guess she wanted to buy some more horses.

[syarbrough]

THE WOMAN SOLD HER KIDS!!!!!!!!!! ANY JUDGE THAT WOULD EVEN CONSIDER GIVING DR THOSE CHILDREN NEEDS TO BE SLAPPED!!!!!!! THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HER, SHE JUST WANTS MORE MONEY$$$$$$ I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, SHE SOLD HER KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!

[sexyrexy]

if MJ owed her money from their $8.5 mil deal .. fine-- she can get the balance.. after her $5 mil upfront pay off. but really, SHE DOES NOT DESERVE ANY MORE!

[AndyWright68]

Michael Jackson describes police brutality when he turned himself in for a walk through.

http://www.youtube.com/user/CopsOutofControl

[Cherubim]

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/MichaelJackson/Story?id=8068547&page=2
"Court records indicate that Rowe has been compensated in the past for relinquishing guardianship.

Transcripts of a 2005 custody hearing, obtained by the Web site TMZ, spell out what has long been assumed: Rowe received a hefty settlement to stay out of the children's lives when the couple divorced in 1999.

In the 2005 hearing, Jackson's lawyer Thomas Hall told Judge Stephen Lachs that Rowe received up to $5 million up front, a mansion and an additional $900,000 for several years.

'Mr. Jackson was under an agreement with petitioner [Rowe] here, which he was to pay her -- did pay her about $4 [million] or $5 million up front, gave her a mansion in Beverly Hills, and then was to pay $900,000 a year for a number of years if she abided by agreement terms,' Hall told the court."

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I wonder how much money Debbie Rowe is demanding this time.

[sexyrexy]

it'll be interesting to find out-- how much she sold that BH manse for-- and tote it all up.

[LiberalBuzz]

I cannot ever imagine children that old being given to DR. Seh has absolutely NO relationship to them.

This appears to be nothing more than an attempt to extort money.

[TabbyJ]

All they have to do is tell her that she will only get child support and the kids can't get the bulk of their money until they turn 21, I bet she will haul arse on one of her horses and not look back.

[MissingAmerica]

The London papers reported that a deal has been struck giving Debbie Rowe visitation access to her children. The other agreement, as reported, is that Joe Jackson will have no significant time with the children or be a significant part of their lives. I hope this is either true or an indication of the deal that will be reached, as both would be in the best interest of the children. The two things that would not benefit them would to separate them or to allow Joe Jackson a hand in raising them. His behavior and words indicate that his destruction of his son showed him nothing other than the talent Michael's children have to provide him another meal ticket and a class act for his new recording company. The man is poison!

[cmonppl]

"Michael Jackson's mother Katherine and his ex-wife Debbie Rowe have agreed a secret deal to keep family patriarch Joe away from the star's three children, according to reports."

It's not just the threat of being abused physically or mentally/e­motionally - it's also the obvious intention of Joe to put them to work for him and his minions.

[Marie9]

Grandparents rarely treat the grandchildren as they did their children.

Joe is not the problem -- Debbie Rowe and the crazy dermatologist are the real problems.

In addition, the problem is getting down to Black and White -- sad, sad. The children are being treated like stocks by everyone except the Jackson family.

[sexyrexy]

I keep saying this.. Joe is redundant..

no doubt, Klein appeared on Larry King to sway public opinion to have
Rowe gain custody of those kids.. why, he yapped away giving his own spin on it. It's so easy to deduce, he was the one behind Mj to convince him to use Rowe as surrogate for these kids. AND why should he?? to have great influence on MJ.. and MJ was beholden to him bec of his vitilago & lupus..

Now, he's trying to exert influence once again to have control of the MJ estate via the Kids with Rowe?? ALL SINISTER,ISN'T IT?!

[TabbyJ]

I agree with you people forget that there are 20+ grandkids among the Jacksons and they still have family reunions together with Joee included and they are not gonna stop their way of life. People are c*r*@*z*Y. Dr. Klein and Debbie are working together and he seem very suspicious on Larry King.

[aquarius64]

If this is true, this is a smart move by Katherine. Joe Jackson's parenting skills make Octomom look good. His public comments could be used against her in court; she's still legally married to him.

[TabbyJ]

How? he was never convicted of child abuse, there is no record of child abuse.

[sexyrexy]

how many times does it need to be said-- JOE JACKSON LIVES IN VEGAS!

he'll be gone as soon as the media leaves-- he just love the attention right now-- most he's gotten since the hey days of the Jackson 5 !

[HellsFreezingOver]

---Pictures of her beloved 'babies' cover the yellowing walls of debbie rowe's remote home. There are favourite snapshots, framed portraits and even paintings which perfectly capture their expressions of innocence.

rowe studies the faces looking down at her and says fiercely: "I am possessive and protective of my babies. Their happiness means more to me than anything else on this world. I love them more than I would ever have thought was possible."

It is, one might think, perfectly normal for a mother to feel this way about her children. But the portraits adorning rowe's walls show her menagerie of animals - not the two children she produced with, and then handed over to, michael jackson.

Indeed, there is not even a single, grainy snapshot of either prince michael, now ten, or paris, nine, the children taken from her arms in the maternity ward in exchange for a multi-million-pound pay-off.--

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-513206/My-life-mother-Michael-Jacksons-children-Debbie-Rowe.html

[sexyrexy]

WHY would she? she was only the carrier.. these pregnancies didn't arouse her maternal instincts if she even had any.
now, aparently, it is?? bec of major $'s involve? isn't that all so predictable!

[euripedes923]

Keep in mind this fact: Jacko chose her for both his bride and surrogate parent for 2 of his faux children. The manboy's family was strange enough, but Jacko had a real talent for surrounding himself with even stranger people than the Jacksons.
I'm just sayin'.

[sexyrexy]

correction: she offered herself to Michael to 'carry' his kid. NOw, after the Klein interview with Larry King.. it's quite obvious-- Klein clued Rowe of Mj's desire.. hence, why.. she had the guts to offer herself. otherwise, WHERE SHE HAVE THE GUTS TO EVEN APPROACH mICHAEL WITH THID PROPOSITION??

and MJ was not ther sort to just randomly ask A FEMALE TO CARRY HIS KID??,, PLS.. HE WASN'T THAST CRAZY! iIF MJ had these ideas?? he would be more cautious and ask a better looking female,too!

BEAUTY MATTERS A LOT TO MJJ! SPECIALLY, IN WOMEN!( RIGHT THERE.. HUGE CLUE-- SHE'S ONLY INDEED.. A CARRIER)



as it's also clear(as he said so yapping away) KLein is the very one who phoned Debbie after MJ's passing to get custody of the kids( knew it.. someone fed HER these ideas) as he rabbited away-- with the Nanny.. the Kids will be ok with debbie.

I knew what she was about --way back when ,when she first appeared with MJ in Pasadena.. I keep wanting and wishing to be surprised and be wrong.. no such luck.. on the contrary-- the actual facts are coming out to see.. It's all predictable!

[TabbyJ]

She was just a surrogate.

[TabbyJ]

How are the Jacksons strange? what have they done that so strange????????????

[sexyrexy]

at Daily Beast-- there's a report when working for Klein she used to do house calls for Mj and was seen injecting him or delivering his prescription. so that's how she got close to MJ and becoming friends !

yeah, I saw pics of her visiting Mj on film sets.

[camanokat]

Deb breeds very expensive horses. She doesn't need the money. Maybe she's concerned about the children.

[sexyrexy]

lol apparently, SHE'S BROKE! the horse biz is not doing so well in this recession

I just saw more recent pics of her at TMZ.. THOSE ARE NOT HER KIDS!

I cannpt imagine Paris nor Prince looking like her as they get older.. the body-built, the walk, the features.. everything-- no resemblance..

[dimplesmile7]

That's right! She is popping up on the scene for more money.

[TabbyJ]

Apparently she breeds very expensive children also!

[Halfwit]

It is good to see the two parties are trying to work something out.

[sexyrexy]

iF Debbie Rowe even cared about those kids & not after money-- she would be quiet & just leave things alone & respect MJ's wishes.

All these talk about money concerning her will not have even come up.

there's such a thing as dignified silence.

[maisnon55]

I agree.

[rzan1]

I just wonder if the kids would like to know their mother to some degree. I don't think she should have custody, but just maybe be in touch to some extent so they don't feel totally deserted by mom. I worry about little Blanket though. She isn't his mother.

[blueeyedbull]

It really is sad to see the comments. Not one of us knows the dynamics of the relationship of MJ and DR, yet everyone seems to post as if they were privy to private matters. Thank God you are not my neighbors. You really should be ashamed of yourselves. Postulating is really unbecoming.

[HHarvey]

Postulating may be very unbecoming, but so is condescension.

[Marie9]

right, piety is not pretty! D.R. only cares about money -- she was a surrogate only.

MJ made the mistake of marrying her.

[sexyrexy]

also have you watched that Bashir interview?? I'm sure you have..

now from Mj's own mouth-- when asked.. he told Bashir. he told his kids.. some families have a father & mother but for them-- THEY ONLY HAVE A FATHER! that's a loaded statement coming from MJ.. not something anyone would say- when press/media know of Debbie Rowe..
she's not the biological mother.. and looking at her pics & those kids?? nothing! those kids features are refined whilst hers are so coarse. MJ wanted perfect kids- he was not about play russian roulette to do with the gene pool.

Rowe was a surrogate.