Michael Jackson's will filed in Los Angeles court
Michael Jackson's will filed in Los Angeles court
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Thursday, 02, Jul 2009 08:35
By Lewis Bazley.
The will of the late Michael Jackson has been filed in a Los Angeles court, it has been announced.
Little is yet known about its contents, but the document reveals Jackson chose not to provide for former wife Debbie Rowe, the mother of his two eldest children.
The entirety of the Thriller star's fortune, who died last week aged 50, has been left to a family trust.
The will, dated July 7th 2002, estimated the star's fortune at time at more than $500 million (£303 million).
The Associated Press news agency quotes the will as saying Jackson's estate consisted almost entirely of "non-cash, non-liquid assets, including primarily an interest in a catalogue of music royalty rights which is currently being administered by Sony ATV, and the interests of various entities".
Former Supremes singer Diana Ross is interestingly named as a substitute guardian for Jackson's offspring should his mother die.
More follows.