Janet Jackson to Seek Custody of Michael Jackson's Three Children, the Family Said to be Supportive

Janet Jackson wants to seek custody for the three children of her late brother Michael Jackson. According to Contactmusic.com, the singer had reportedly discussed his wishes for his kids -- Prince Michael I, 12, Paris, 11, and Prince Michael II, seven, known as 'Blanket' - in the event of his death and was even planning to draft a new will to amend custody details

A source said: "There was a lot of rifts in the family, but Janet was the one person he spoke to regularly and he made sure the children kept in touch with her too. "Ultimately, he wanted Janet to look after the children, with help from his mother Katherine, and was planning to draft a new will to reflect those wishes. He trusted Janet implicitly.

"When he had health concerns, he had a talk with Janet about how much she meant to him and the children, and how if anything happened to him, he wanted her to make sure the children would be loved and cared for in the same way he was raising them. She told him of course she would."

Michael's most recent will, written in 2002, named Katherine as the children's guardian but Janet - who accompanied the children to their family home to retrieve their belongings after the singer's death last month - has the support of her siblings in taking over as primary carer. Source: Contactmusic.com

Personally, I think Janet Jackson is the best person to get custody of the children. It is obvious, from the memorial service, that they have a close bond with her. Katherine Jackson, though her intentions are good, is elderly and it isn't fair for her to raise three small kids again. Besides, everyone in their right minds do not want Joe Jackson to get his hooks into those kids. That would be contrary to what Michael Jackson would have ever wanted. We all know what Latoya and Jermaine Jackson are all about and they do not deserve to get custody of these children.

On a lighter note, I guess Jermaine Dupri will have someone his own size to play with if Janet Jackson is successful in getting custody of the children.

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Los Angeles County Dept. of Children and Family Services Launches Investigation into Welfare of Michael Jackson's Three Children

Just when you thought the fallout from the death of King of Pop Michael Jackson couldn't get any worse, it did. According to Access Hollywood, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is conducting an investigation into the welfare of his three children, due to the mystery surrounding his untimely death. The three children, Prince Michael I, Paris Michael Katherine and Prince Michael II, were in the singer’s rented Holmby Hills mansion when he reportedly collapsed and later died. DCFS was alerted after Jackson’s live-in physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, gave Emergency Room personnel a list of medications his patient had been taking -- reportedly a “copious amount of drugs.”

After Jackson’s death, the children were taken to the Jackson family compound in Encino, Calif., where they are under the care of family matriarch, Katherine Jackson, and other family members. The drama continues and just who will end up with the kids is really unclear because a legal battle looms between Mrs. Jackson and gold-digger Debbie Rowe.

The investigation, which falls under a category known as Caretaker Absence or Incapacity, involves talking with the children about their life while Jackson was alive, including what, if any, exposure they had to drug use in the house by their father.

The investigators will also look into conditions at the Encino house, such as who would care for the children should Katherine not be available. The investigation is expected to take a month but could be extended, depending on the results of toxicology tests done as part of Michael Jackson’s autopsy. Those results are expected in approximately two weeks. Source: Access Hollywood

The drama will continue until the guardianship issue is settled and after the toxicology results have been released. I remember the media circus and family squabbles that followed Anna Nicole Smith's death. She did not have a quarter of the money and assets Michael Jackson had, but it was still a media circus. I pray that these three children will not be used as pawns in a squabble for access to the singers multi-million dollar estate. Money certainly brings out the worst in people.

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