Michael Jackson & Ex-Wife Reach Child Custody Settlement
Posted September 30, 2006 12:00 pm.
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They’ve reportedly reached a settlement regarding custody rights for Michael Jr. and Paris, but the details of the deal haven’t been released.
Jackson met Rowe while she was working for his dermatologist and the pair married in 1996. They had two children before they split three years later. The pop singer has since had another son, but hasn’t revealed who the mother is.
A judge is expected to approve the child custody deal in the coming weeks. This settlement also covers a lawsuit Jackson filed against Rowe in 2004, according to her attorney Marta Almli, claiming she’d violated a confidentiality agreement.
“There is a settlement of all of the disputes between the parties,” Almli said. “It’s a done deal.”
Rowe gave up her parental rights in 2001 but filed for custody in 2003 after Jackson’s arrest on child molestation charges. She also cited the singer’s association with the Nation of Islam in her court request.
