Michael Jackson’s Will – Gives Custody of Children to His Mother, Katherine Jackson
OtherLAST WILL OF MICHAEL JOSEPH JACKSON
I, MICHAEL JOSEPH JACKSON, a resident of the State of California, declare this
to be my last Will, and do hereby revoke all former wills and codicils made by me.
I
I declare that I am not married. My marriage to DEBORAH JEAN ROWE
JACKSON has been dissolved. I have three children now living, PRINCE MICHAEL
JACKSON, JR., PARIS MICHAEL KATHERINE JACKSON and PRINCE MICHAEL
JOSEPH JACKSON,IT. I have no other children,living or deceased.
II
It is my intention by this Will to dispose of all property which I am entitled to
dispose-of by will. I specifically refrain from exercising aU150wersof appointment that I
may possess at the time of my death.
III
I give my entire estate to the Trustee or Trustees then acting under that certain
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust executed on March 22, 2002 by me as Trustee
and Trustor which is called the MICHAEL JACKSON FAMILY TRUST, giving effect to
any amendments there to made prior to my death. All such assets shall be held, managed and
distributed as a part of said Trust according to its terms and not as a separate testamentary
trust.
If for any reason this gift is not operative or is invalid, or if the aforesaid Trust fails
or has been revoked, I give my residuary estate to the Trustee or Trustees named to act in the
MICHAEL JACKSON FAMILY TRUST, as Amended and Restated on March 22,2002,
and I direct said Trustee or Trustees to divide, administer,hold and distribute the trust estate
pursuant to the provisions of said Trust, as herein above referred to as such provisions now
exist to the same extent and in the same manner as though that certain Amended and
Restated Declaration of Trust, were herein set forth in full, but without giving effect to any
subsequent amendments after the date of this Will. The Trustee, Trustees, or any successor
Trustee named in such Trust Agreement shall serve without bond.
IV
I direct that all federal estate taxes and state inheritance or succession taxes payable A
upon or resulting from or by reason of my death (herein “Death Taxes”) attributable to Il/
property which is part of the trust estate of the MICHAEL JACKSON FAMILY TRUST,
including property which passes to said trust from my probate estate shall be paid by the
Trustee of said trust in accordance with its terms. Death Taxes attributable to property
passing outside this Will, other than property constituting the trust estate of the trust
mentioned in the preceding sentence,shall be charged against the taker of said property.
V
I appoint JOHN BRANCA, JOHN McCLAIN and BARRY SIEGEL as co-Executors
of this Will. In the event of any of their deaths, resignations, inability,failure or refusal to
serve or continue to serve as a co-Executor,the other shall serve and no replacement need be
named. The co-Executors serving at”any time after my death may name one or more
replacements to serve in the event that none of the three named individuals is willing or able
to serve at any time.
The term “my executors” as used in this Will shall include any duly acting person~ A 11 fl
representative or representatives of my estate. No individual acting as such need post a bond.
I hereby give to my Executors, full power and authority at any time or times to sell,
lease, mortgage, pledge, exchange or otherwise dispose of the property, whether real or,
personal comprising my estate, upon such terms as my Executors shall deem best, to
continue any business enterprises,to purchase assets from my estate, to continue in force and
pay insurance premiums on any insurance policy, including life insurance, owned by my
estate, and for any of the foregoing purposes to make, execute and deliver any and all deeds,
contracts, mortgages, bills of sale or other instruments necessary or desirable therefor. In
addition, I give to my Executors full power to invest and reinvest the estate funds and assets
in any kind of property, real, personal or mixed, and every kind of investment, specifically
including, but not by way of limitation, corporate obligations of every kind and stocks,
preferred or common, and interests in investment trusts and shares in investment companies,
and any common trust fund administered by any corporate executor hereunder,which men of
prudent discretion and intelligence acquire for their own account.
VI
Except as otherwise provided in this Will or in the Trust referred to in Article m A11
hereof, I have intentionally omitted to provide for my heirs. I have intentionally omitted to
provide for my former wife, DEBORAH JEAN ROWE JACKSON.
VII
If at the time of my death I own or have an interest in property located outside of the
State of California requiring ancillary administration, I appoint my domiciliary Executors as
ancillary Executors for such property. I give to said domiciliary Executors the following
additional powers, rights and privileges to be exercised in their sole and absolute discretion,
with reference to such property: to cause such ancillary administration to be commenced,
carried on and completed; to determine what assets, if any, are to be sold by the ancillary
Executors; to pay directly or to advance funds from the California estate to the ancillary
Executors for the payment of all claims, taxes, costs and administration expenses,including
compensation of the ancillary Executors and attorneys’ fees incurred by reason of the
ownership of such property and by such ancillary administration;and upon completion of
such ancillary administration,I authorize and direct the ancillary Executors to distribute,
transfer and deliver the residue of such property to the domiciliary. Executors herein, to be
distributed by them under the terms of this Will, it being my intention that my entire estate
shall be administered as a unit and that my domiciliary Executors shall supervise and
control, so far as punishable by local law, any ancillary administration proceedings deemed
necessary in the settlement of my estate.
If any of my children are minors at the time of my death, I nominate my mother,
KATHERINE JACKSON as guardian of the persons and estates of such minor children. If
KATHERINE JACKSON fails to survive me, or is unable or unwilling to act as a guardian, I
nominate DIANA ROSS as guardian of the persons and estates of such minor children.
I subscribe my name to this Will this
On the date written below, MICHAEL JOSEPH J
undersigned,that the foregoing instrument consisting of five (5) pages, including the page
signed by us as witnesses, was his Will and requested us to act as witnesses to it. ‘He
thereupon signed this Will in our presence, all of us being present at the same time. We
now, at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other, subscribe our names as
witnesses.
Each of us is now more than eighteen(18) years of age and a competent witness and
resides at the address set forth after his name.
Each of us is acquainted with MICHAEL JOSEPH JACKSON. At this time, he is
over the age of eighteen (18) years and, to the best of our knowledge, he is of sound mind
and is not acting under duress, menace,fraud, misrepresentation or undue influence.
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