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Jackson's mom granted temp. guardianship of the three children
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Katherine Jackson and Debbie Rowe Photo by: Robyn Beck-Pool / Getty; Pool Photographer / WireImage
Jackson's mother, Katherine, has filed a petition in Los Angeles Probate Court seeking legal guardianship of Jackson's three children. Jackson had two kids, Prince, 12 and Paris, 11, with ex-wife Debbie Rowe. His youngest son, Prince Michael II, 7, was born to an unnamed surrogate. Although Rowe is the legal parent of the two older children, her next step is unclear. If a custody battle starts to brew over the future of the three children, Rowe is the biological mother, and "upon Michael Jackson's death, technically she has every right in the world to have custody of those kids," Los Angeles family attorney Michael Trope tells People Magazine. But "Joe and Katherine Jackson want those children!," a source close to the family tells People.
"Debbie sent her condolences, and said she was not going to do anything about the kids ... yet," the family source tells People. Still, "Joe and Katherine think she's going to come after them." Katherine Jackson's 22-page petition claims the children "have no relationship with their biological mother" and have been in the care of their grandmother, "with whom they have a long established relationship," since Michael's death. A hearing on the petition has been scheduled for August 3. Experts in California family law say the grandmother's petition could be granted as long as Rowe, who is the sole surviving legal parent of the two older children, has no objection. If Rowe does object, the Katherine Jackson could face an uphill battle to prove the kids would be better off in her care, no matter how close she is to them. The petition for guardianship was filed in Katherine Jackson's name alone. Joe Jackson, 80, maintains a separate home in Las Vegas but also spends time at the family house in Encino.
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