Judge: Report on Jackson kids says they’re ‘doing wonderfully’ with their grandmother guardian

October 2nd, 2009 Court set to get update on Jackson kidsLOS ANGELES — A judge is set to hear how Michael Jackson's three children are faring three months after the pop superstar's death. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff has scheduled a hearing for Friday afternoon on how the children are reacting to a court guardianship.

September 12th, 2009 Discussions are already underway as to who will take over guardianship of MICHAEL JACKSON's three children if his mother was to die before they become adults. The pop superstar, who died in June (09), left instructions that Katherine Jackson should be awarded guardianship of Prince Michael, Paris and Prince Michael II in his will - but suggested his friend Diana Ross should take over if his mother died.

August 24th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's three children, who were taught at home until the King Of Pop's death, may soon join school, it has emerged. The kids' guardian, grandmother Katherine Jackson is reportedly "seriously considering" getting them admitted into an elite private school in Los Angeles.

August 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson's father Joe has said that he will keep his distance from his grandchildren. He filed a declaration with courts in Los Angeles saying that he won't be involved in raising the children.

August 3rd, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON's mother has officially been granted permanent custody of the pop superstar's three children after a Los Angeles judge approved the motion in court on Monday (03Aug09). Katherine Jackson reached an agreement with her son's ex-wife Debbie Rowe, the biological mother of Prince Michael, 12, and Paris, 11, over the care of the kids and their younger brother Prince Michael II, aka Blanket, last week (ends31Jul09).

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 16th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's elder kids will be interviewed to know who they want to live with if their mother Debbie Rowe pursues custody claim. A hearing is scheduled to take place on July 20 for Judge Mitch Beckloff to begin deliberating who should win custody rights amid Rowe's announcement she will try to regain control of the two eldest kids, Prince, 12, and Paris, 11.

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 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 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 LONDON - Soul legend Diana Ross has been named the guardian of Michael Jackson's children, if the late King of Pop's mother is not able to look after them. According to Jackson's five-page will registered in Los Angeles County Superior Court, his 303 million pound estate was to be left in a trust for his kids, Prince Michael I, 12; Paris, 11, and Prince Michael II, seven.

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 NEW YORK - Late singer Michael Jackson's mother Katherine has been given temporary custody of his kids. The 79-year-old won the temporary guardianship of his three children Prince 12, Paris, 11 and Blanket 7.

June 29th, 2009 LOS ANGELES/LONDON - The parents of Michael Jackson filed for guardianship of his three children Monday, celebrity website TMZ.com reported. The court filing is the first legal move of what could become a lengthy battle for control of Jackson's children and estate - especially if Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe, who is the mother of the two older children, attempts to overturn her previous stance waiving her parental rights over the children.

June 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - After Michael Jackson's tragic death, the singer's three kids are doing fine and are with their grandmother, Brian Oxman, Jackson's family attorney, said. "They are in the care of a nanny," Usmagazine.com quoted Oxman as saying.