Debbie Rowe to Get Custody of Michael Jackson Children

At this time Katherine Jackson, the mother of Michael Jackson, is looking after Michael’s three children. Two of those children, Prince Michael (12) and Paris (11), may go to their biological mother Debbie Rowe. It was originally reported that Rowe lost her parental rights in a custody fight with Michael back in 2005, but it turns out that report was not accurate.

Debbie Rowe, the mother of Prince Michael, 12, and Paris, 11, is their legal parent and can gain custody of them if she chooses, according to Rowe’s former attorney, Iris Finsilver. The question remains if Rowe will take the children, or if Katherine will keep them.

Retired Judge Stephen Lachs, who presided over the hearing, at first agreed to terminate them, but then Lachs changed his mind and returned the rights to her.

"She lost them, and then she got them back," Finsilver says. Finsilver said she spoke to Rowe on Thursday but she cannot say what Rowe plans to do. "She was inconsolable."

Jackson family attorney Brian Oxman says Jackson’s mother, the family matriarch, would be a natural guardian for the kids, though it won’t be her decision. Oxman said:

"Katherine is the logical choice, she has all the grandkids and nieces around her but it will be up to the courts. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are more proceedings regarding the children."

Blanket (7) may stay with Katherine. Blanket’s surrogate mother has not been identified.