T.J. Jackson given financial support as co-guardian of King of Pop's kids
A Los Angeles judge has approved a request from Michael Jackson's estate executors to award the late star's nephew financial compensation for taking care of the King of Pop's children.
A California judge awarded Tito Jackson's son, T.J., and mother Katherine co-guardianship of the Thriller hitmaker's kids, Prince, Paris and Blanket, last July (12) following a major family feud, which began when the matriarch was reported missing during a 10-day vacation.
The 34 year old, who is married and has three children of his own,
has allegedly not received any money to help cover the cost of
raising his cousins, and in March (13), estate officials filed
legal papers asking that he be handed $9,000 -a-month in parental
support, stating, "The amount of time each week he dedicates to his
co-guardianship duties, is an impediment to T.J. pursuing his own
career and other income generating activities."
According to TMZ.com, the request was approved last week (13Apr13)
by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, who ruled, "(T.J.) performs
valuable services for the benefit of the children and that it is in
their best interests that he continue to do so."