Joe Jackson seeks stipend from Michael's estate
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LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday. The request seeking an unspecified amount for Joe Jackson was filed by lawyer Brian Oxman, who said there was no apparent reason for the administrators of the estate to not seek an allowance for the Jackson family patriarch.
Michael Jackson's 2002 will, however, omitted any mention of his father.The two had an often strained relationship, and Michael Jackson said at one point that he would get physically sick — as a child and as an adult — at the sight of his father.
The singer's private trust calls 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.
The latest court documents say Joe Jackson receives a $1,700 monthly Social Security payment and had relied on his son for support for many years.
"He does not have a regular or steady source of income, and he was dependent upon the money provided by his son, Michael Jackson, through his wife, Katherine Jackson, for his support," the filing states.
Joe Jackson suffers from diabetes and had a stroke in 1998, the filing states.
A former steelworker, he managed and trained his children and organized the Jackson 5. He has been married to Katherine Jackson for 50 years, but he lists his home in Las Vegas. She lives at a family home in the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles.
The filings are inconsistent in several places, listing Joe Jackson's age as 80 in one place and 81 in another. A declaration states his monthly expenses exceed $20,000 a month, but an itemized list only includes slightly more than $15,000.
That list includes $1,200 a month on rent for his Las Vegas home; $2,500 to eat out; $1,000 on entertainment, gifts and vacations; $2,000 on air travel and $3,000 on hotels.
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As a black female, the post that states the kids should not get them because they are white is unexceptable! He adopted those kids, loved them and they seem to be the only ones that never took advantage of him. It seems Michael was only close to Janet and everyone else took advantage of him. Sadly, I bet the poster was uneducated and is the reason people assume all black people play the race card all the time...it's the ignorant loud ones with nothing to say. I wonder if this was a white man with black children, would u have said that ignorance? I have no problem calling out prejudice & racism...which your comments were!
Posted at 6:51PM on Nov 6th 2009 by kcv
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A phone message left for Howard Weitzman, an attorney who represents the administrators of Jackson's estate, was not immediately returned.
A judge on Friday denied Joe Jackson's petition for an expedited hearing on the matter.
A hearing is scheduled for early 2010 at which time the payments to Katherine Jackson may be re-evaluated.