Michael Jackson's three children seem to be adjusting well to being raised by their grandmother, a judge said Friday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff said he was “very pleased” with the contents of a probate investigator's report detailing how the children are adjusting roughly three months after their father's death. Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and Prince II, 7, have been in Katherine Jackson's care since their father died in late June. Beckloff appointed Katherine Jackson as the children's permanent guardian in August and asked for an update on their conditions. Beckloff also increased the powers of two men currently administering Michael Jackson's estate, a move made in part because of the singer's substantial debts. Beckloff gave attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain general powers over Jackson's estate, which allow them to consider creditors' claims. They can also enter into business deals that aren't opposed by Katherine Jackson without Beckloff's approval, and they can begin to represent the estate in several court cases pending against the singer when he died. The judge made the ruling over the objections of Katherine Jackson's attorney.
