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Katherine Jackson loses control of Jacko’s estate
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 7 July 2009
Back to legal matters, and an LA court yesterday put the estate of the late singer into the hands of attorney John Branca and music business exec John McClain who, as previously reported, were named executors on Jackson’s will.
Previously a court had put the singer’s mother Katherine in control of her son’s affairs because at that point the 2002 will in Branca’s possession had not been officially filed with the court. Katherine tried to block Branca and McClain from taking control, arguing that the will in which they are named is out of date, and that Branca had been long removed from Jackson’s affairs. He, though, as previously reported, claims he had been rehired by the singer in the months before his death. Plus, legally speaking, if Jackson hadn’t wanted Branca to be named as his executor once the lawyer stopped working for him, he should have amended his will to say so.
The Jackson family had hoped to postpone yesterday’s court hearing to after today’s memorial service, partly for logistical reasons, and partly because there are still rumours a second more recent will may exist somewhere. Another hearing is due to take place about Jackson’s estate and the custody of his children in early August, but Katherine Jackson’s lawyer said yesterday that Branca and McClain being in charge in the meantime could result in “irreparable damage”.
