A shakeup in Katherine Jackson's legal team left her unrepresented during a hearing to clarify the power two attorneys have over her pop star son's estate, but it didn't stop the judge from issuing orders upholding those powers and adding new ones. The new authority given the administrators by Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff at the hearing Thursday included not having to seek permission from the judge to make routine decisions on various administrative matters involving the estate of Michael Jackson. Earlier in the day, Katherine Jackson replaced her team of probate lawyers with a new attorney, Adam Streisand. Attorneys for the estate told Beckloff he would not appear because some of Katherine Jackson's former attorneys had not formally relinquished their role in the case. Streisand said after the hearing he will need to review the case before commenting on Beckloff's ruling or his strategy for the case.
