Fixed! (Since her husband Michael wasn't the real father).
On 2 Jul 2009 13:42:28 -0700, Twitchell
wrote:
>http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Debbie-Rowe-I-Want-My-Children.html
>
>"I want my children," Rowe said during a 90-minute phone conversation Thursday
>morning with NBCLA's Chuck Henry.
>
>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.
>
>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. She said if she misses a visitation date, it is difficult to reschedule
>with the Jacksons.
>
>"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.
>
>"We had an agreement... he didn't keep his end," Rowe said, referring to
>Jackson's death. "It hasn't been easy. It's been painful."
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>In her testimony eight years ago, Rowe said, "I had the children for him. They
>wouldn't be on this planet if it wasn't for my love for him. I did it for him to
>become a father, not for me to become a mother. You earn the title 'parent." I
>have done absolutely nothing to earn that title."
>
>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.
>
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