Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson's Estate Executors Seek Custody Of Kids

24 July 2012

Michael Jackson's Estate Executors Seek Custody Of Kids

The executors of Michael Jackson's estate are seeking emergency guardianship of his three children.

John Branca and John McClain - who look after the late singer's financial affairs - want custody of Prince Michael, 15, Paris, 14, and 10-year-old Prince Michael II, after the disappearance of their legal guardian Katherine Jackson last week.

Katherine - Michael's mother - has since resurfaced in Arizona where she is staying with her daughter Rebbie.

Sources close to the family told TMZ.com the executors feel responsible for protecting the children, as they are the primary beneficiaries of their father's estate.

Their filing for guardianship is expected to allege Katherine has been effectively kidnapped by Michael's siblings and as a result, his children are in danger and without supervision.

Paris has tweeted: ''8 days and counting ... something is really off , this isn't like her at all ... i wanna talk directly to my grandmother!!< 3 (sic)''

Michael's siblings have made no secret of the fact they want Branca and Mclain out, with Janet, Rebbie, Tito, Randy and Jermaine all signing a letter last week calling for their resignation saying Michael's will was ''without question ... fake, flawed and fraudulent. (sic)''

However, sources say even though this plan has been in place for months, even if the will was invalidated, Michael's brothers and sisters would get nothing as his prior will also doesn't name them.

It is not clear who the Jackson family want to appoint as the new executors, but even if Branca and McClain were removed from the multi-million dollar estate, a court would not appoint anyone without a background in finance to administer the estate.

The executors are believed to be drafting guardianship papers which they will file in the next few days.


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24th July 2012 23:00

YANNI54     (322)

I have to wonder about something. Since this is not the first time the family has tried to prove that the will is a fraud, I'm sure the family members must know by now that even if the will is found to be a fraud, they would not get one dime of MJ's money, so if this is the case, plus the fact that Janet isn't in need of MJ's money, then do they know something else that we do not!!.One more thing, I wonder if Ms. Katherine is sicker than any of them are saying and they may not want the children to know because I can't see Ms. Katherine purposely doing ANYTHING TO HURT MJ'S CHILDREN ESPECIALLY MENTALLY.So if she is really ill maybe she can't use the phone or even talk. Jermaine claims Ms. Katherine had a mini-stroke a while back, well maybe it was more than that or maybe she has had another one. So much can be speculated, but none of us can answer with certainty what is happening.So all we can do is wait it out. Kimber I do fully agree with you that not only Paris but that whole family need to GET OFF OF TWITTER AND ALL THE OTHER SITES AND STOP GIVING THE MEDIA OUTLET AND THE COURTS AMMO TO UNDO WHAT MICHAEL WANTED!!!!

24th July 2012 17:00

Kimber     (127)

Congratulations Jermaine, Rebbie, Janet, Tito and Randy. You have succeeded in pushing your mother to her limits where she felt she had to escape all of you and jeprodize the safety of Michael's children, the only security they have known since Michael's passing. And now, Branca and McClain are filing papers for emergency custody of Michael's children, how do you think this will effect them (the children) and your mother? Your mother should not have to endure this stress due to all of your nonsence because you were not named in Michael's will. More and more I am understanding why Michael had always distanced himself from the family...GREED. Everyone was always after him in one way or another for something. And Janet, I am truly shocked at you joining in on this conspiricy with the rest of them, I always thought you were a better person than that, I "thought" you L.O.V.E.d Michael, you are proving you were/are no better than the rest of your siblings, how sad. Paris, lay low off of Twitter as every tweet you make can be used in court and hurt you and your brothers chances of staying with your Grandmother, the person your father wanted you to be with. I know it's a way to vent but, not the correct way right now. I would suggest getting a journal and writing all your thoughts and feelings down in place of using Twitter to express how you feel. I know it's not the same but, it's safer under these circumstances, the last thing your father would want is you and your brothers being taken away from your Grandmother, the person he trusted to take care of his children.

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