Michael Jackson's mother Katherine will be given custody of his three children, according to the family lawyer.
The late King of Pop is survived by his three children Michael Joseph Jackson. Jr, who he later dubbed Prince, 12, and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, 11, from his marriage to ex-wife Debbie Rowe, and Michael Jackson II, known as "Blanket", seven. Michael said "Blanket" was conceived using a surrogate he has never met "and my own sperm cells," but, it's been rumored that the he adopted the child from Europe.
Michael's former partner gave up her rights to her two kids after their divorce in 1999, with the superstar being handed full custody, and Rowe is believed to have had little contact with the youngsters since the split.
The children are believed to be staying with a nanny in Los Angeles as they cope with the sudden death of their father, and the Jacksons' longtime lawyer Brian Oxman admits they could now be permanently cared for by the Michael's mother.
"Probably Mrs. Jackson will take care of them, she loves them dearly. Everyone is crying and it's very sad," he told Radaronline.
Brian made a bombshell revelation yesterday: He said Michael had an alarming addiction to prescription pills.
But Katherine may encounter challenges.
According to ABC News, Michael wanted his nanny to have the children if anything ever happened to him.
The parents are again looking to adopt the children but Jackson said he wanted Grace Rwaramba to have custody, says Stacey Brown, Michael's friend and biographer.
"Michael's wishes were known. He wants Grace to have the kids. They love her," she said. "If the kids had the choice. I think they'd pick Grace."
Before his death, Jackson was in regular contact with his mother but had a notoriously contentious relationship with his father.
Following his acquittal in the molestation trial, Jackson, Grace and the children moved to Bahrain and then later to Ireland. Grace and Michael were rumored to be engaged in 2006.
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