Michael Jackson's father,
Joe Jackson, has requested a financial allowance from his son's estate according to the
BBC.
"Mr Jackson's petition will be considered as are all requests for money from Michael's estate," said Howard Weitzman, a lawyer for the administrators of the late singer's estate. He added that it was "quite surprising to learn of the request".
Joe Jackson stated that his monthly expenses are $20,000 but he only receives $1700 from the estate according to court papers filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court. They also claimed the King of Pop's estate has earned approximately $100 million since his death on June 25th. The request will be assessed in a hearing expected to occur next year.
A judge approved monthly payments to
Katherine Jackson, Michael's mother, as well as his daughter and two sons. The will omitted Joe Jackson. Both the previously approved payments as well the request for a new allowance may be evaluated at the same time to come to a judgment on Joe's request.
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FILE - In this Friday Oct. 2, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson's father Joe Jackson smiles after leaving a guardianship hearing for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY LOIC VENNIN People enter the Great Court of Cambridge University's Trinity College on October 29, 2009. The 500-year-old college, one of the wealthiest academic institutions, has bought The O2, London's top music venue, where Led Zeppelin staged their famous comeback and Michael Jackson planned to do so too. The college is Britain's third largest landowner after only the Crown Estate and the Church of England -- its students like to relate that you can travel from Cambridge to London, or the city's ancient rival Oxford, without stepping off Trinity soil. AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENNIN (Photo credit should read LOIC VENNIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY LOIC VENNIN A man walks in the Great Court of Cambridge University's Trinity College on October 29, 2009. The 500-year-old college, one of the wealthiest academic institutions, has bought The O2, London's top music venue, where Led Zeppelin staged their famous comeback and Michael Jackson planned to do so too. The college is Britain's third largest landowner after only the Crown Estate and the Church of England -- its students like to relate that you can travel from Cambridge to London, or the city's ancient rival Oxford, without stepping off Trinity soil. AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENNIN (Photo credit should read LOIC VENNIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY LOIC VENNIN The fountain of the Great Court of Cambridge University's Trinity College is seen on October 29, 2009. The 500-year-old college, one of the wealthiest academic institutions, has bought The O2, London's top music venue, where Led Zeppelin staged their famous comeback and Michael Jackson planned to do so too. The college is Britain's third largest landowner after only the Crown Estate and the Church of England -- its students like to relate that you can travel from Cambridge to London, or the city's ancient rival Oxford, without stepping off Trinity soil. AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENNIN (Photo credit should read LOIC VENNIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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FILE - In this Friday Oct. 2, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson's father Joe Jackson smiles after leaving a guardianship hearing for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)
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FILE - In this Friday Oct. 2, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson's father Joe Jackson smiles after leaving a guardianship hearing for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)
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Joe Jackson reportedly does not have a regular source of income and has relied on payments from Michael through his wife Katherine for years, according to court documents. His sole source of income is social security payments stated Jackson's lawyers. They further claimed that Joe suffered a stroke 10 years ago and suffers from diabetes.
Joe listed air travel, hotel accommodation, meals out and rent for his Las Vegas home as expenses according to court papers.
Joe Jackson, 81, is the patriarch of the Jackson family. He was the original manager of the
Jackson 5 and his shrewd artistic and business management sparked their success. However, his svengali-like handling of his children and reports of physical and emotional abuse have tarnished his reputation.
