Who Will Get Custody of Jon and Kate’s Children?
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you know that Jon and Kate of TLC’s “Jon & Kate Plus 8” fame are getting a divorce, and it is has been less than amicable.
Under allegations of infidelity on both sides, what was already a contentious divorce proceeding turned uglier when TLC fired Jon from the show, renaming it “Kate Plus 8” last month. Jon retaliated by stopping production on the show, halting the family’s main income stream. Both Jon and Kate have accused each other of taking large sums of money from their joint bank account. Every day brings more bad behavior and headlines.
In the wake of Michael Jackson’s tragic death, a key debate is emerging over who will get custody of his three children, Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and Prince Michael II (also known as Blanket), 7. Two people are currently or potentially seeking custody: Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, and, Michael Jackson’s ex-wife and Prince Michael and Paris’s biological mother, Debbie Rowe. In deciding custody, the court looks at what is in the best interests of the child, so let’s look at the candidates through that lens: