Jun 30, 2009: A New York court granted temporary custody of Michael Jackson’s three children to his mother Katherine till final hearing on August 3.
Katherine said she should get permanent custody of Prince Jackson (12), Paris Jackson (11) and Prince Michael II (7) as they have been staying with her since long time.
The 79-year-old lady also requested court to declare her legal heir of his estate.
Born on August 29, 1958, pop sensation Michael Jackson made his music world debut at an age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 group.
Jackson began his solo career in 1971 even as he worked with the group.
Considered as King of Pop, five of Jackson's albums are among the world's best-selling ones: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and History (1995).
One of the few personalities to have been inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame two times, Jackson's other achievements include several Guinness world records, 13 Grammy Awards and sales of more than 750 million albums internationally.