Jackson's Ex-Wife Reportedly Wants Custody of Two Children
Thursday, July 02, 2009
ShareMichael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe broke her silence Thursday and declared she wants custody of the two children she had with the late King of Pop.
"I want my children," Rowe said during a 90-minute phone interview with NBCLA early Thursday.
Rowe, who married Jackson in 1996 and filed for divorce three years later, told the station she is willing to submit to DNA testing to prove maternity and psychological testing.
Rowe had initially signed a contract with Jackson surrendering her parental rights, but an appeals court threw out that contract in 2006, ruling that Rowe remained the legal parent of son Michael Joseph Jr., 12, and daughter Paris Michael Katherine, 11. Rowe retained visitation rights while Jackson kept custody of the children.
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Eric George, Rowe's attorney, did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
Jackson's youngest child, Prince Michael II, 7, was born to a surrogate mother who has never been identified.
Jackson's will, which was filed Wednesday, gave his entire estate to a family and named his mother as a beneficiary. Rowe was left out of the document.
Click here to read more on this story from NBCLA.
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