Michael Jackson's family will hold a private funeral before the public memorial service set to happen on Tuesday. Fans wishing to attend Jackson's memorial service next week will have to register for the 11,000 free tickets. Details on how to register service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles are to be announced Friday. .jpg)
Meantime more information emerged Thursday about how Jackson's estate will be shared.
Michael Jackson's will was made public. Jackson had nominated his mother, Katherine Jackson, as the guardian of his three children. If his 79-year-old mother not living, "I nominate Diana Ross as guardian," Jackson stated. Singer Diana Ross was a lifelong friend of Michael Jackson.
The will said Jackson "intentionally omitted" his former wife and the mother of his two oldest children, Debbie Rowe. A Los Angeles TV station quoted Rowe on Thursday morning saying, "I want my children."
It will be up to a court to decide who gets custody of the children, ages 7, 11 and 12. Rowe has not publicly indicated whether she will challenge the Jacksons for custody.
Jackson's will was signed on July 7, 2002, showed that the singer estimated his estate to be worth at least $500 million. Jackson's will stipulated his entire estate be placed in a family trust.
The two men named in Jackson’s will as executors immediately filed a request to take control of the estate. John Branca, represented Jackson from 1980 until 2006 and was hired again before the singer's death. He helped acquire Jackson's music catalog, which is worth millions.
John McClain, music industry executive, a longtime Jackson friend who has worked with him and his sister Janet. The men said in their filing in Los Angeles Superior Court that control of the estate would allow them to tend to Jackson's numerous outstanding debts, legal cases and business obligations.
Judge Mitchell Beckloff held an emergency hearing Wednesday morning and decided there was no urgency to replace Katherine Jackson, whom he appointed temporary administrator earlier this week. Another hearing has been set for Monday, July 5.
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