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->Court hearing delayed until next month
THE custody hearing for Michael Jackson’s children has been postponed by a court until next month.
Jackson’s mother, Katherine, will remain the temporary guardian of Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and Prince Michael II, 7 until the hearing.
The late pop star’s ex-wife plans to fight for custody of the two older children. was born to an unknown surrogate mother.
Ms Rowe, who was married to Jackson from 1996 to 1999, signed away her parental rights to her two children in 2001, describing Jackson as a “wonderful man... a brilliant father.”
However a Los Angeles judge reversed the order in 2004 after Ms Rowe cited concerns over publicity related to Jackson's prosecution for child molestation.
She later settled the case, reportedly securing visitation rights.
But lawyers for Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe have been in talks with representatives of Jackson's parents, and one report this week said the "Thriller" singer's sister, Janet, was also interested in raising them.
Jackson left his estate, valued at $500 million in an attachment to his will, to a family trust that benefits his children, his mother and charities.
Jackson said in his 2002 will he wanted his mother to care for the children if he died.
Rowe is the mother of the two eldest children, and she has made ambiguous comments to the media about seeking custody of the children after years of having minimal contact with them.
Her lawyers this week sued a woman who claimed Rowe was willing to accept millions of dollars in exchange for giving up her parental rights.
The biological parents of Jackson's third child, Prince Michael II, also known as Blanket, have never been revealed.
The Aug. 3 hearing on the children will coincide with another hearing on Jackson's complex estate.
The coroner's report on the cause of the singer's death is still awaiting toxicology and other test results. His burial arrangements have not been announced.
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