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Who Will Get Custody Of MJ's Kids?
Posted on Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:47 AM PDT
A battle over custody of Jackson's three kids, Prince Michael, Paris and Blanket, seems "almost inevitable" according to legal experts who spoke with the LA Times.
Debbie Rowe, the biological parent of Prince Michael and Paris, who initially sought to waive her parental rights, but later changed her mind, remains the childrens' legal parent.
“When a child has two legal parents and one of them dies, the other takes custody,” USC law professor Scott Altman told the Times.
Jackson's family, who feel the children will be better off with them as they have had virtually no contact with their biological mother, will have to prove that living with Rowe will be "harmful" for the kids.
Rowe didn't contest Michael's claim for full custody before, but now that his estate stands to rebound due to the simple fact that the amount of cash Michael was spending every month will now be curbed, will she fight to get a piece of that pie?
And despite TMZ's claims that the kids want to stay with their grandmother Katherine Jackson (who lives with her husband Joe in Encino), we can't help but think that Michael's unstable upbringing had a big part in his later problems and bizarre behavior. Would that really be the best environment for them?
As for Blanket's mother, her identity remains a secret, but she could come forward and try to claim custody of him as well.
This custody battle could even be bigger (and more complicated) than Britney and K-Fed's!
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