Death of Michael Jackson
On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson died after suffering a cardiac arrest. Katherine Jackson, along with the rest of the family, attended his memorial which was held on July 7, 2009. On June 29, 2009, Katherine was granted temporary guardianship of Michael's three children. Court documents indicated that she was also seeking control over the three children's interests in their late father's estate. Although Debbie Rowe, the biological mother of the two eldest children and Michael's second wife, had not seen or interacted with the children for years, as of July 4, 2009, she petitioned the courts for custody of her children. As of July 30, 2009, Jackson and Debbie Rowe reached a settlement pertaining to the care of Michael's three children, Michael Joseph ("Prince"), Paris-Michael Katherine and Prince Michael II, ("Blanket"), will be raised by Katherine; Rowe will have visitation rights and continue to receive the yearly payments to which Michael had agreed.
On August 3, 2009, the judge named Katherine Jackson as the children's permanent guardian. On July 25, 2012, Katherine's guardianship of the children was suspended by the court amid allegations that she may have been held against her will by several Jackson family members as a result of a financial dispute between those family members and the Michael Jackson Estate. Guardianship of the children has been temporarily given to Michael Jackson’s nephew TJ Jackson, one of Tito's sons.
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