Jacko’s will names Diana Ross kids’ guardian

October 2nd, 2009 Judge: Jackson kids 'doing wonderfully'LOS ANGELES — A judge says he's pleased with how Michael Jackson's children are adjusting to being in their grandmother's care. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff says he received a report and is "very pleased" with its contents.

July 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, and mother, Katherine, will be splitting the cost of a child psychologist as part of a new custody agreement. Katherine's lawyer, L.

July 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson's children are likely to be raised by the late singer's eldest sister Rebbie. According to TMZ.com, the Jacksons have nominated the 59-year-old lady and the eldest of Jackson's siblings to bring up the three kids- Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Blanket.

July 20th, 2009 NEW YORK - Singer Diana Ross is said to have missed King of Pop Michael Jackson's memorial due to his mother Katharine. The 65-year-old said that she stayed away from Jackson's memorial service because she was "trying to find closure".

July 18th, 2009 LONDON - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's grieving sister Janet has offered to raise the superstar's kids, who she loves like her own. Pop star Janet, 43, has apparently forged a close bond with the three youngsters since their father died of an apparent cardiac arrest on June 25.

July 14th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's mother is in negotiations with his former wife, who is also the mother of his two older children, to settle a potential custody battle, ABC News reported Monday. In his will, the late superstar named his mother Katherine Jackson, 79, as the guardian of his children, with pop diva Diana Ross as an alternate.

July 14th, 2009 NEW YORK - Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe is reportedly ready to give up her parental rights for a payout of four million dollars from her former mother-in-law. "It's one final payday," the New York Post quoted a disgusted Jackson confidant as saying.

July 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson's sister La Toya has said that she can't believe her late brother would have wanted Diana Ross as a back-up guardian to his three kids, insisting her the King of Pop's final will has yet to surface. The singer's long-time friend Ross was named as the person Jackson wanted to look after Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II, if his mother Katherine was unable to.

July 13th, 2009 LONDON - The debate over the custody of late King of Pop Michael Jackson's kids further increased, after it was revealed that a third person might try to claim rights. The 'Thriller' hitmaker's sister La Toya has revealed that her brother had made another will in 2007, in which he might have named someone else as the preferred guardian of his three kids Prince 12, Paris 11, and Blanket 7.

July 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A custody hearing on the temporary guardianship of Michael Jackson's kids has been delayed, according to court officials. The hearing, previously scheduled for July 12, is now slated for July 20 at the request of Jackson's mother Katherine and former wife Debbie Rowe.

July 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American singer/actress Diana Ross isn't too glad to be named as the secondary caregiver in Michael Jackson's will, it has emerged. The late King of Pop specified that he wanted Ross to be given the custody of his three children, should his mother Katherine be unable to look after the kids.

July 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson's older children do not think Debbie Rowe is their real mother, according to the late singer's former publicist. Stuart Backerman, who worked for the star from 2002 to 2004, when Jackson faced child molestation allegations and the infamous baby-dangling incident, said that Prince Michael I, 12, Paris, 11, were far from believing that former nurse Rowe was their biological parent.

July 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Late Michael Jackson's bother Jermaine has rubbished Debbie Rowe's bid for the custody of the late King of Pop's kids, insisting that it isn't what his brother wanted. Rowe, the 'Thriller' hitmaker's ex-wife, had earlier said that she wanted to fight for the custody of Prince Michael and Paris.

July 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Late Michael Jackson named Diana Ross as the guardian of his three kids because she owed him a "favour", says Jacko's longtime pal John Randy Taraborrelli. Jackson named Ross as the guardian of his three kids Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael if anything happen to his mother Katherine Jackson, as she needed to repay him for the impact he had on her life.

July 2nd, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Late singer Michael Jackson named fellow music great Diana Ross as the backup guardian of his three children in the event that his mother Katherine, 79, was unable to fulfil that role, according to his 2002 will, which was revealed Wednesday. According to the will, dated July 7, 2002, all of Jackson's assets have been left to the Michael Jackson Family Trust.