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Lawyer: Debbie Rowe Won't Give Up Parental Rights
Originally posted 07/14/2009 01:45PM
Debbie Rowe, the mother of Michael Jackson's two oldest children, is keeping her parental rights, says her attorney in denying a report that Rowe reached a $4 million custody deal with the entertainer's family.
"There has been no agreement reached between Ms. Rowe and the Jacksons," lawyer Eric George says in an open letter to the New York Post. "Ms. Rowe has not and will not give up her parental rights. No determination has been reached concerning custody or visitation. And Ms. Rowe has not accepted and will not accept any additional financial consideration beyond the spousal support she and Michael personally agreed to several years ago."
George demanded an "immediate retraction" to the Post's anonymously sourced story Tuesday that said Jackson's "baby mama" had "sold her kids again" by "squeezing about $4 million from her former mother-in-law" in exchange for relinquishing her parental rights.
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Debbie Rowe Won't Attend Michael Jackson Memorial
Originally posted 07/06/2009 02:30PM
In a change of plans, Debbie Rowe, the mother of two of Michael Jackson's children, now says she won't attend his memorial on Tuesday.
"The onslaught of media attention has made it clear her attendance would be an unnecessary distraction to an event that should focus exclusively on Michael's legacy," her attorney, Marta Almli, says. "Debbie will continue to celebrate Michael's memory privately."
Rowe, the biological mother of Paris, 11, and Prince Michael I, 12, has sent mixed signals about whether she will seek custody. The children are currently in the care of their temporary guardian, Jackson's mother Katherine, who has said she'll fight for permanent control. Jackson has a third child known as Blanket, 7, whose mother is unknown.
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Debbie Rowe to Seek Custody of Jackson Kids
Originally posted 07/02/2009 04:00PM
A fierce custody battle is brewing over two of Michael Jackson's children, with their mother relaying word Thursday that she plans to fight for them in court, and the Jackson family signaling they will fight right back.
Debbie Rowe, the mother of Prince, 12, and Paris, 11, spoke to her former attorney Iris Finsilver, who says, "She is going to be pursuing custody of the children."
"Frankly, she won't have to fight for them," Finsilver tells PEOPLE. "She is the children's biological mother. She loves her children."
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Debbie Rowe Reaches Out to Jackson Family
Originally posted 06/29/2009 10:10PM
In the wake of Michael Jackson's death, Debbie Rowe, the singer's ex-wife and mother of his two eldest kids, has left multiple messages for the Jackson family in hopes of getting in touch – though she's been unsuccessful – a friend tells PEOPLE.
"We've been trying to reach them at different numbers," says Marc Schaffel, a former Jackson business associate who's close with Rowe. "But we don't know if who we've been leaving messages with have gotten the messages."
Rowe is the legal parent of Prince Michael, 12, and Paris, 11, and can get custody of them if she chooses. Jackson's third child, Blanket, 7, was born to an unnamed surrogate.
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