The Guenntertainment Report
THE DEAL IS DONE: KATHERINE JACKSON GETS CUSTODY OF MICHAEL'S KIDS:
Tuesday August 4th, 2009
The custody agreement we heard about last week became a done deal yesterday. KATHERINE JACKSON is now the legal guardian of MICHAEL'S two oldest children, 12-year-old Prince and 11-year-old Paris.
Their mother, DEBBIE ROWE, was granted visitation rights . . . although no schedule has been set up yet.
(--Custody of Michael's third child, 7-year-old "Blanket", was never in question. Debbie isn't his mother. In fact, his mother's identity has never been revealed . . . and nobody has come forward looking for a piece of the action. Yet.)
The kids and Katherine will receive a monthly allowance from Michael's estate. The sum was not disclosed.
Both Prince and Paris had signed consent forms indicating that they wanted to stay with Katherine.
Before the judge rendered his final decision, there was a bizarre objection to the custody agreement from DR. ARNOLD KLEIN.
He was Michael's dermatologist, and there have been rumors since Michael died that he's the real biological father of Michael's kids. (--He was also Debbie Rowe's boss. That's how Michael met Debbie in the first place.)
Klein was apparently objecting to decisions concerning the kids' education and medical care . . . but the judge basically tossed it aside, since Klein has no legal standing when it comes to the kids.
Klein's attorney later said he was just being a, "concerned friend."
The judge did say that Klein can file papers regarding his "concerns" . . . and Klein's lawyers say he'll do that on September 1st.
His attorneys later released a statement SORT OF clarifying what this is all about. They said, "Dr. Klein has always had a special relationship with Paris Katherine and Prince Michael, loves and cares deeply for these children and is looking out for their best interest.
"Dr. Klein has been involved with the children in sharing holidays and other special events and wishes to have the ability to continue his involvement as a very close friend of their father and offers his guidance and protection forever."
Here's one more interesting note: We heard last week that Katherine and Debbie would be splitting the cost of a child psychologist. Well, E! Online says the psychologist's job will be to help the kids, "deal with their birth mother reentering their life."
In other words, the kids either do know, or WILL know, that Debbie is their mom.
One issue that wasn't resolved at yesterday's hearing was the overall control of Michael's estate.
Katherine has recently put some legal feelers out to test whether or not she can object to the two men Michael named in his will as executors of the estate: Attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain.
That issue will be discussed further at a hearing NEXT Monday.
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