Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine was yesterday awarded full custody of the singer’s three children.
Los Angeles Superior Court judge Mitchell Beckloff finalised the custody agreement which will award Mrs Jackson, 79, custody of the late singer’s two children with ex-wife Debbie Rowe, Prince Michael, 12 and Paris, 11.
Mrs Jackson will also be the legal guardian of seven-year-old Prince Michael II, also known as Blanket, born to a surrogate mother whose identity is still unknown.
Under the custody agreement, Rowe will have visitation rights with her biological children and will continue to receive spousal support payments.
Mr Beckloff also agreed to provide Mrs Jackson with an allowance paid by the singer's estate, along with a separate allowance for the three children.
Mrs Jackson had been the caring for the pop star’s three children since his death on June 25.
In a 2002 will, Michael Jackson had nominated his mother to raise his children in the event of his death.
Rowe gave up custody rights to her two children with Jackson following their divorce in 1999.
The former nurse had later applied for her access to the children to be reinstated, reaching an agreement with Jackson in 2006.
Lawyers for both parties said no money had changed hands as part of the agreement approved by the court.
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