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Michael Jackson’s Will Filed in Court, Neverland Memorial Unlikely

 
Photo: Galella/WireImage Michael Jackson’s five-page will from 2002 was filed today in a Los Angeles court, leaving all his assets in the hands of the Michael Jackson Family Trust. Michael’s mother Katherine Jackson was named the guardian of his three children, but in the will’s most surprising detail Jackson left his three children to singer Diana Ross if Katherine was unable to care for the children. “If any of my children are minors at the time of my death, I nominate my mother, Katherine Jackson as guardian of the persons and estate of such minor children. If Katherine Jackson fails to survive me, or is unable or unwilling to act as guardian, I nominate Diana Ross as guardian of the persons and estates of such minor children,” Jackson’s will stated. According to the will, which was posted in its entirety on TMZ , the document was “amended and restated” on March 22nd, 2002 and executed on July 7th of the same year. “I have ... (link)

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