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Custody hearing for Jacko’s kids pushed back
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 13 July 2009
A court hearing to discuss the custody of Michael Jackson’s two eldest children has been postponed a week to allow talks between the singer’s mother Katherine, who was given custody in Jacko’s will, and his ex-wife and the two kid’s (possible) mother Debbie Rowe (pictured).
Although there have been widespread reports that Rowe, who was cut off from her children when she divorced Jackson, is keen to get custody of Prince Michael and Paris, the nurse’s lawyer has been very diplomatic when talking to the press. While a court battle over custody may be in the offing, it seems both sides would rather hammer out an agreement out of court, and today’s scheduled hearing was postponed at the request of both parties.
Katherine Jackson’s legal rep L Londell McMillan told the Associated Press: “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”.
As previously reported, while Rowe definitely gave birth to Prince Michael and Paris, TMZ have claimed neither Jackson nor Rowe were actually the two children’s biological parents. Whether those claims, or the confidential agreement between Jacko and Rowe which formally gave the singer full custody, will have an impact on Rowe’s case, should she push for full custody, remains to be seen.
