Children’s services questions Jackson kids

Michael Jackson’s children were questioned by social workers hours after the star’s death.

Less than a day after the singer passed away from a suspected cardiac arrest, Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II (aka Blanket) met with case workers from the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) following allegations the 50-year-old star was addicted to painkillers to see if they had been exposed to narcotics, including the heroin substitute methadone.

A source said: “The investigation was initially launched because drugs are so heavily involved. But in this particular case there are red flags from all the family history and from Michael’s prior involvement in molestation cases.”

The DCFS investigation could also influence any custody disputes between the late star’s mother Katherine Jackson, whom Michael named as legal guardian of the children, and Debbie Rowe, mother to the two eldest children. Rowe said she’s planning to fight for custody.

The source added to Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “The DCFS has 27 days to investigate the case and close it. They will check everyone involved in the children’s lives for a criminal background. If they are satisfied the kids have been raised in a decent environment, then no further action will be taken. But if they’re not satisfied, that’s when they take it to court.”