Michael Jackson’s kids to go to his mother

Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine, will get custody of the late signer’s three children, according to the family lawyer. When he died of cardiac arrest at age 50, he left behind three children, Michael Joseph Jackson. Jr, (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, 7, who was delivered by an unknown surrogate mother.

Rower gave up rights to her kids after their divorce in 1999 and is believed to have had minimal contact with the children after the split.

Right now, reports say they are with a nanny in Los Angeles. The Jacksons’ longtime lawyer Brian Oxman said they could now be permanently cared for by the star’s mother.

He told Radar Online, “Probably Mrs. Jackson will take care of them, she loves them dearly. Everyone is crying and it’s very sad.”

The star’s manager Frank DiLeo, told People.com, “The kids are very upset, but they are fine.”