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Jackson Estate Goes to Family Trust: Will

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By the Associated Press

Posted Jul 1, 2009 12:15 PM CDT

(AP) – Michael Jackson's 7-year-old will was filed today in a Los Angeles court, giving his entire estate to a family trust. His mother, Katherine Jackson, is named as a beneficiary of the trust and the guardian of Jackson's three young children, who are named in the... Read full story »

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