KATHERINE JACKSON GRANTED PERMANENT CUSTODY OF KIDS

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.

September 25th, 2009 BRITNEY SPEARS will share equal custody of her sons with KEVIN FEDERLINE until 2010, after a judge extended an agreement allowing her to see the kids during her Circus world tour. The superstar singer negotiated a deal with ex-husband Federline earlier this year (09), which allowed her to take her two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, around the world while she undertakes her latest global trek.

September 9th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON's mother has failed in her bid to keep her allowance from her late son's estate private - a court in Los Angeles has ordered the details of the payments to be made public. Katherine Jackson was granted permanent custody of the singer's three children, Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II, aka Blanket, following his tragic death in June (09).

September 9th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON's mother has decided not to send the star's three children to school - they will reportedly continue learning from home with private tutors. Katherine Jackson was granted custody of Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and Prince Michael II 'Blanket', seven, after the King of Pop's tragic death in June (09).

August 28th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON's skin doctor is refusing to take a DNA test to establish if he fathered the star's two oldest kids, admitting he's "well aware" he could be the dad. Dr. Arnold Klein fuelled rumours he's the biological father of Prince,12, and Paris, 11, when he appeared on TV in the aftermath of Jackson's 25 June (09) death, and claimed he wasn't their dad "to the best of my knowledge".

August 5th, 2009 Joe Jackson won't help raise son's childrenLOS ANGELES — Court records show Joe Jackson doesn't plan to help raise Michael Jackson's children. The Jackson family patriarch lives in Las Vegas and wrote in a statement filed in a Los Angeles court Monday that he only occasionally visits the family home north of Los Angeles.

August 4th, 2009 Michael Jackson’s three children will stay in the custody of his mother Katherine and their biological mother Debby will get visitation rights based on a schedule they have worked out with the help of a child psychiatrist. This is as per the custody agreement announced by Katherine Jackson and Deborah Rowe’s attorneys last week.

August 3rd, 2009 Michael Jackson's mother arrives for court hearingLOS ANGELES — A court official says Michael Jackson's mother will attend a hearing on who should raise the King of Pop's three children. Court Public Information Officer Allan Parachini says Katherine Jackson has arrived at a courthouse in downtown Los Angeles.

August 3rd, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON's mother KATHERINE has lashed out at reports her estranged husband JOE has been banned from seeing the pop superstar's children, blaming the media for "cooking up" false accusations. Joe Jackson was rumoured to have been refused access to the family compound in Encino, California to see the Thriller star's kids Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II, aka Blanket, who have been placed in Katherine Jackson's care.

July 23rd, 2009 Michael Jackson is dead; what he has left behind is a huge fortune and three kids. Now that Jackson is no-more; the power game to get a piece of his empire has kicked off and the pawns are his kids.

July 23rd, 2009 Michael Jackson would be turning in his grave if Joe Jackson has his way with Michael’s three kids.  Joe is telling people that Jackson's children have a great future in showbiz just like their father Michael Jackson. "I keep watching Paris," Joe said of the 11-year-old girl in an interview recently, "She wants to do something." He further went on to Michael Prince II, the 7-year-old known as Blanket, saying, “Blanket can really dance.

July 18th, 2009 Guardianship hearing for Jackson's kids postponedLOS ANGELES — Court officials say a guardianship hearing for Michael Jackson's children has been postponed until Aug. 3. Katherine Jackson, in the meantime, will remain the temporary guardian of her son's three children.

July 2nd, 2009 Report: Jackson's ex to seek custody of older kidsLOS ANGELES — A TV station says the mother of Michael Jackson's two eldest children wants custody of them. KNBC in Los Angeles says in a report Thursday that Debbie Rowe intends to seek custody of 12-year-old Prince Michael and 11-year-old Paris Michael Katherine.

June 30th, 2009 Mother gets limited power over Jackson's propertyLOS ANGELES — A judge has granted Katherine Jackson limited control over some property in her son Michael Jackson's estate after she expressed concerns about the control of his business deals and bank accounts. The order issued Monday by Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff states that Katherine Jackson has the right to take control of Jackson's personal property now in the hands of an unnamed third party.

June 26th, 2009 Lawyer: Mom of 2 of Jackson's kids is inconsolableLOS ANGELES — A lawyer who represented Debbie Rowe in a custody matter says the mother of two of Michael Jackson's three children is inconsolable. Attorney Iris Finsilver says she was the one who told Rowe of Jackson's death.