A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday (July 25) appointed a new temporary guardian to Michael Jackson's three children in a dispute involving the singer's elderly mother, his siblings and his multimillion-dollar estate.
The judge handed temporary guardianship of Prince Michael, 15, Paris, 14, and Blanket Jackson, 10, to their cousin Tito Jackson Jr., at his request.
The decision followed a chaotic week of conflicting reports over the health and whereabouts of the pop singer's 82-year-old mother Katherine, who was reported missing by granddaughter Paris, but later said by family members to be resting in Arizona at the home of one of her daughters.
Katherine Jackson was given guardianship over the children following the "Thriller" singer's death at age 50.
She is reportedly on her way back home.
Roselle Chen, Reuters.
