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(AP) — TJ Jackson was one
of Michael Jackson's favorite
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musical talent and striking good
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Michael's most prized treasures
— his three children.
Suddenly, TJ is the chosen
Jackson, the one designated to
work beside Michael's mother
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He's stepping into a sensitive
situation just days after a family
feud went viral. But he appears
to have only one interest at heart
— the children.
"He has been very dedicated
to these kids since M ichael
Jackson's death and he was in
volved with them before that,"
TJ's lawyer, Charles A. Schultz,
said at a Thursday court hear
ing.
Superior Court Judge Mitchell
Beckloff, who appointed TJ to
work with Katherine Jackson,
said there is a strong bond be
tween the 34-year-old T.J. and
the children.
"They have a very significant
relationship with TJ Jackson and
they love him very much," said
the judge. "There are things about
his past that the kids can relate
to."
Schultz agreed, saying out
side court: "He had a loss early in
his life of a close personal rela
tive and they can identify with
that."
In 1994, six years after his
parents divorced, TJ's mother,
Dolores, died in a drowning at
her home swimming pool. Her
boyfriend was later convicted of
causing her drowning and was
sentenced to 15 years in prison.
When Michael Jackson died
in 2009, Dr. Conrad Murray was
accused of causing his death
and was convicted o f m an
slaughter. He is currently serv
ing a four-year prison term.
Now, three years after his
death, Michael's children are at
the center of a familial battle and
TJ's role has become even more
important. Recently, Katherine
Jackson was reported missing
and Beckloff replaced her with
TJ as the children's guardian.
Now she's back, telling a story
of having been held virtually in
communicado at a resort in Tuc
son, Ariz., unaware that she was
the subject of a missing person's
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In the court hearing Thurs
day, with neither of the parties
present, the judge ruled that TJ
and Katherine will share guard
ianship on a temporary basis.
The arrangement could be made
permanent later.
Beckloff had appointed an in
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mestic situation at the suburban
Calabasas mansion where the
young Jacksons have been living
with their 82-year-old grand
mother.
The result was a glowing re
port: "It appears from the report
that Katherine Jackson has done
a wonderful job and cares about
thechildren very much," thejudge
said. "I think the kids are in
terrific hands."
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the Jackson siblings who were
at the center o f a fam ily dis
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