Katherine Jackson Seeks Guardianship of Grandkids

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"The Insider" confirms that Katherine Jackson has filed papers for guardianship of the her son Michael Jackson's children.

The mother of the late pop icon filed papers on Monday morning. Her request was approved for her to look after her grandchildren temporarily but she was not granted guardianship over thier estate, the Associated Press reports.

The papers were filed in Los Angeles Supreme Court and a hearing has been set for August 3.

According to the filings, Katherine is petitioning to take over the kid's estate. The children are currently living at the Jackson's compound.

Jackson is survived by his three children: Prince Michael Jackson I, 12, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, 11, and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II, 7.

Published 6/29/09 by the Insider

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  • I think this is the best thing for the kids they need to be with family some one who loves them. God bless his kids they must really miss there dad who loved them very much.
    Anonymous 8/1/09 Reply
  • Janet Jackson.. should get custey.of all 3 kids..in all the pitures you see the love she has for them ,,,, best wishes to Micheal Jackson.. family....
    Anonymous 7/23/09 Reply
  • I wish the Jackson family all the best, and that Katherine Jackson and the family keep the childrem
    Anonymous 7/16/09 Reply
  • I fell so bad for Michael Jackson's kids. They should not let Joe Jackson have those kids. He will do the same thing to them as he did with MJ. I think she should take care of them. But her age???
    Anonymous 7/14/09 Reply
  • i feel horrible about this whole mess! but theres 1 thing you all should like know,if you go on youtube all the girls aged 10-13 are terroriosing prince michael the 1st, i tried explaining that let the poor kid be a kid but the bitches wont listen.they dont give a wooop about what the kids are actually going throught .so guys help me out and sort em out will you
    Anonymous 7/12/09 Reply
  • Why shouldn't she apply, after all she is the grandmother, she has all the children around her to help out with the children, I really can't see any of MJ siblings not being supportive with his children while his mother is raising them. THIS IS THE ONLY FAMILY THESE CHILDREN KNOW..
    Baja 7/10/09 Reply
  • Katherine Jackson has raised a lot of children and done well. Please let her have the children. I have lost my daughter and she didn't haven any children. She was 18 1/2. Man, what a tragety. My heart is so broken. Life just can't be the same. It isn't right to bury your babies. I want Kahtering to know I am behing her 100%, and If she need me call me in Tahlequah, Ok 918-4539122. I will do all I can, and I have a lot of advise regarding the loss of our precious babies. Mine went way too soon and so did Michae. My daughter's boyfriend was murdered 2 months later and we don't know why, who, or what the heck. Breadk my heart all over. If I can help, please call me. My story is true and it has about driven me over the edge. I miss my baby girl so much and her boyfriend. Too much to write, Please give Mrs. Jackson my letter, please.
    Anonymous 7/10/09 Reply
  • I didn't know Micheal personaly but I grew up with his music. My son is a huge fan like myself. We are so sorry about your loss, GOD will be with you through all of your mourning. You had a great son, he will not be forgotten.
    Anonymous 7/9/09 Reply
  • Katherine Jackson,

    Please forgive that I have no other way to contact you. I just want you to know that the aligations that your son was addicted to prescription medications, you may need my medical records to prove that the medications altered your son's mental state.
    The pharmacudical companies know that the combinations
    pain medications and anti-psychotics impair the person's mental
    state to where they function at almost unhuman. The public should
    come to understand that your son would have had no ability to
    think logical once these medications started altering his mental
    state.
    I sustained a traumatic brain injury in 2002, but the medications
    given to me after my injury, significantly altered my mental and
    physical state. At timesI was given a strong combination of pain killers, strong anti-psychotics, muscle relaxers, seditives, etc and
    at times up to 22 daily given to me multiple times prescribed by ~15 different doctors.
    In 1/08 I gain control of my medications, and started requesting
    doctors to reduce the medications and end the medications, over 2008, my mental state began to function at a normal state. When I reviewed my pharmacy records, I was horrified and shocked as too how many medications were given to me, and the types of medications given to me. From my constant requests to the doctors, I stopped taking all medications in 2/09. Noone ever knew that my mind could function at this level, they all thought it was my brain injury. In my medical/mental health records it list multiple severe mental illnesses, even hallucinating, dellusional,
    Bipolar, etc. Many mental conditions.

    In 2007, and hospital doctor, refused to believe that my condition was mental illness, and he withheld my medications at that time to see if my mind could recover. This gave my mind the chance to start coming back to reality. Even though my mind started to come back, I came home to my whole family life was destroyed. My daughter and now my ex-husband believe that all those mental illnesses were from my brain injury, and it was the combinations of the medications that were given to me that altered my mental state.
    Your son most likely does not deserve to be titled as addicted to prescripton medications, and I believe that my records along with your son's records can prove that prescription medications in these combinations, significantly altered your son's mind, and left him unable to make logical choices. It was not your son's fault, you can
    make a copy of all my medical records, for I gathered them since 02/08, and then you can take a stand to make the drug pharmacudical companies responsible, for they know about this fact. They keep this from the public knowledge so that there sales are high. Laws need to be established to highly inform the US Citizens that when these medications are combined that it significantly alters the person's mental state, making them incompetent to make choices to continue taking medications. My family has been destroyed, but you need to prove that it was not your son's fault for your grandchildren. They should know the real truth, and not doctors or anyone else pinning it on your son. You can contact me at: phstat83401@gmail.com. This is just one of my email addresses, and you will need to find some way for me to trust that any information that I give is from your requests. I am not seeking anything, I just want to help you prove that it was not your son's fault.
    JRW
    Anonymous 7/9/09 Reply
  • i think they shoul leave neverland as it is and turn it into a meuseum of michael jackson his life his music and the legend he was
    Anonymous 7/8/09 Reply
  • Katherine, you and your family are in my prayers. I pray that those beautiful children continue to be with you and your family just like Michael wanted.
    Anonymous 7/8/09 Reply
  • michael jackson may u rest in peace. i was one ur ur biggest fan and so was my dada! YOU WERE HIS IDOL!!! I wish ur family all da best.

    with lots of love ,

    Chantale Roch
    Anonymous 7/8/09 Reply
  • Best interest of the children: stay together. Best interest of the children: stay with Grandma. My heart goes out to the entire Jackson family. May you find peace.
    Anonymous 7/8/09 Reply
  • After yesterdays moment of the bio mom exploding I think any judge would be insane to let her have the children all it showed me was she has a bad temper problem
    Anonymous 7/7/09 Reply
  • Ich verneige mich vor den grössten Künstler den es je gab, seine Musik hörte ich schon als kleiner Junge und liebte sie.
    Wer die Worte hörte die seine Tochter nach der Trauerfeier zu sagen versuchte musste auch schon mal so einen Verlust eines geliebten menschen erlebt haben um zu wissen was die kleine Paris fühlte ich konnte meine Tränen nicht zurück halten und die tränen kommen schon wieder wenn ich nur daran denke.
    Ruhe in Frieden
    Michael
    mark222 7/7/09 Reply