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By Jonathon Lloyd and Chuck Henry
NBCLosAngeles.com
updated 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
Debbie Rowe wants custody of the two children she had with Michael Jackson.

“I want my children,” Rowe said during a 90-minute phone conversation Thursday morning with Chuck Henry of KNBC in Los Angeles.

Rowe said she was willing to submit to any testing, including DNA, to prove that she is the children's true biological mother. Rowe also said she would submit to psychological testing.

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She also said she would seek a restraining order to keep Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, away from the children.

The agreement does allow for visitation, but Rowe said it's a very difficult process.

"I am stepping up," Rowe said. "I have to."

Rowe said she was still grieving. She said she decided she had to seek custody after Jackson's death.

Jackson, who died at age 50, left behind three children: son Michael Joseph Jr., known as Prince Michael, 12; daughter Paris Michael Katherine, 11; and son Prince Michael II, 7. Rowe was the mother of the two oldest children.

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July 2: Debbie Rowe, former wife of Michael Jackson and mother of two of three of his children, tells KNBC-TV that she wants custody of the kids.
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The youngest was born to a surrogate mother, who has never been identified.

Rowe said she was concerned about splitting up the children. She said she did not expect the court to grant custody of the third child, but added that she would be willing to accept custody.

Rowe, who was married to Jackson in 1996 and filed for divorce three years later, surrendered her parental rights. An appeals court later found that was done in error, and Rowe and Jackson entered an out-of-court settlement in 2006.


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Earlier this week, Jackson's mother was appointed temporary guardian of the children, pending a hearing on Monday. A will signed by Jackson in 2002 and filed with the court Wednesday requests that Katherine Jackson be named guardian of the children, but in the event of her death, he asked that singer Diana Ross be appointed.

The will also specifically leaves Rowe out of any inheritance.

"I have intentionally omitted to provide for my former wife, Deborah Jean Rowe Jackson," the will states.

Rowe's attorney, Eric George, told the Los Angeles Times he will be at the custody hearing Monday to represent her, however, George requested a delay in the hearing on Thursday and a Los Angeles County judge has granted the request.

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NasCat

She's as screwy as he was.

gmyers

I bet she doesn't really want them but thinks if she says she does they'll offer her money if she agrees to let them have the kids. She was adament about not wanting them. And it could be her way of getting back at Michael for leaving her out of his will.

pepperpot

I'm on the fence with this one......

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krisharry

I wouldn't want the kids with either one(Rowe or grandma).

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ElleGee

I thought the same thing

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Lawyer: Rowe deciding whether to seek custody
July 2, 2009, 3:27 PM EST
LOS ANGELES — An attorney says Deborah Rowe has not reached a final decision on whether to seek custody of the two children she had with Michael Jackson.

Attorney Eric M. George made the disclosure on a telephone conference call but declined to take questions.

"The truth is that Debbie has not reach a final decision concerning the pending custody proceedings," he said. "When Debbie does take a position in the public forum of the court, those positions will of course be conveyed to all interested persons."

Earlier in the day, Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff rescheduled a guardianship hearing for July 13 at the request of attorneys for Rowe and for Katherine Jackson, the singer's mother, who has temporary guardianship of her son's three children.

The legal documents filed in connection with the request were not accompanied by any petition for custody by Rowe.

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ilovecats

How many times are the media going to change the stories about this?I have read she wants nothing to do with the kids,is not the biological mother,is the mother,want's the kids,now not sure?It seems like the story changes every five minutes.

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stresseater

Since when has the media had to have real evidence to report to the public? They have been making it up as they go for years.

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tngirl

In my opinion, she doesn't deserve to have custody even if she wanted it, or even visitation for that matter. She sold them once already, I am sure she wouldn't have a problem selling them again.

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DAVESBABYDOLL

Exactly! She sold them like a loaf of bread, she'll do the same except this time the price will be higher due to inflation.

I see a million dollar People magazine story in her future.........


It's ALL about the money, not the children. Thay are pawns for the limelight and a FAT royalty paycheck

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