In brief, Michael Jackson’s parents are asking the court to appoint Katherine Jackson (Michael’s mother) as guardian of his three children, as administrator of his estate, and as a special administrator to immediately assume control of his assets.

The probate petition is drafted as if Michael Jackson didn’t have a will; supposedly, an attorney has an original will signed by Michael Jackson which will be filed for probate. In California, a person in possession of a decedent’s will has 30 days from the death to deposit the will with the superior court in the county where the decedent lived.