Jackson’s mom gets custody, seeks say in estate

Michael Jackson’s 79-year-old mother was awarded custody of the singer’s three children and given more time to spell out objections to having two music executives administer his multi-million dollar estate. Judge Mitchell Beckloff officially admitted the pop singer’s 2002 will into probate court and extended until October 2 the temporary control of the ‘Thriller’ singer’s estate granted to executors John Branca and John McClain. Jackson’s mother, Katherine, has asked for more say in guiding the matters of his estate, valued at more than $500 million in an attachment to his will, and Superior Court Judge Beckloff gave her until October 2 to come up with reasons why she should have greater input. Lawyers for concert promoters AEG, which was behind the planned comeback tour of the King of Pop before his death in June, also filed papers asking to be named a party to estate hearings and to be kept informed of business decisions. reuters