His 2002 will, signed by Jackson, cuts out father Joe, ex-wife Debbie Rowe, and puts the estate, which in an attachment was valued at more than $500 million, in trust for Jackson's children, his mother and charities. Names mother Katherine as guardian for children; July 2 - Custody battle over kids surfaces between Debbie Rowe and Katherine Jackson. July 5 - Reports multiply of prescription drug use by Jackson and of powerful anesthetic propofol taken from house. Jackson's personal physician Dr Conrad Murray questioned.
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