Joe Jackson Seeks Stipend From Michael’s Estate
First Published: November 6, 2009 4:59 PM EST Credit: Getty Images
Caption Joe Jackson appears during the unveiling of a celebrity star honoring him and the Jackson family prior to a screening of the film ‘Michael Jackson’s This Is It’ at the Brenden Theatres inside the Palms Casino Resort October 27, 2009LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Court records show Michael Jackson’s father is seeking an allowance from his son’s estate.
An attorney for Joe Jackson filed papers in Los Angeles on Friday seeking a stipend, saying there was no apparent reason for the administrators of the estate to not seek an allowance for the 81-year-old family patriarch.
Michael Jackson’s 2002 will, however, only called for money to be paid to his mother, Katherine, his three young children, and various charities.
A judge has approved more than $26,000 in payments to Katherine Jackson each month, and a $60,000 monthly payment for the care of the children.
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