Joe Won’t Raise Michael’s Kids
Joe Jackson won’t be involved in raising the three Jackson children, and Debbie Rowe may have had something to do with that.
At the beginning of the week, a custody plan between Rowe and Katherine Jackson was finalized, giving the Jackson matriarch custody of Paris, Prince, and Blanket. NY Daily News reports that Rowe, the surrogate mother of Michael’s two older children, was “concerned” about father Joe. Joe Jackson has been dogged for years by allegations that he abused Michael.
So the Jackson clan jumped into damage control mode, with Joe preparing a court declaration that promises he won’t meddle in the childrearing decisions of his grandkids. As part of the deal, Joe got barred from living at the family compound, where the kids will stay. Let’s hope Katherine Jackson knows what she’s doing!
More from the NY Daily News:
Joe Jackson has promised a judge he will step aside in the raising of Michael Jackson’s three kids.
“I do visit the family residence from time to time and will continue to do so; however, I will not be involved in raising the children,” the patriarch said in a two-page court declaration.
He said all “decision-making authority” will rest with his wife, Katherine Jackson.
Joe Jackson can’t live at the family compound in Encino, Calif., under the custody deal between Katherine and Debbie Rowe, biological mom of Michael’s two eldest children.
Rowe was concerned about Joe’s influence because Michael had accused his dad of physical abuse, a source told the Daily News.