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Posted: 12:53 PM Jul 6, 2009
Judge backs Michael Jackson lawyer and friend
On the eve of Michael Jackson's Public Memorial Serivce, a court has weighed in on who will run the pop superstar's estate.
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Ida Jackson sits in front of a makeshift memorial for pop star Michael Jackson outside the Jackson family home in the Encino section of Los Angeles, Sunday, July 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Los Angeles (AP) - On the eve of Michael Jackson's Public Memorial Serivce, a court has weighed in on who will run the pop superstar's estate.
A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge says Jackson's longtime attorney, John Branca, and family friend John McClain should administer the estate, as specified in Jackson's 2002 will.
Jackson died June 25, deeply in debt. But a court filing estimates that his estate will be worth more than $500 million.
The singer's mother, Katherine Jackson, had applied to oversee her son's estate, but that was before the will surfaced. Her attorney had expressed concerns about the financial leadership of McClain and Branca.
Their authority over the estate will expire Aug. 3, when another hearing on the estate will be held.
Katherine Jackson did not appear at today's hearing. Branca did attend.
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