Joe Jackson, dad of the late pop singer, Michael Jackson, has agreed he will not maintain a role, in raising his grandchildren Paris and Michael Jr. Michael Jackson's will dictates, his mother, Katherine, was to raise his children in the event of his untimely death.

Michael Jackson in the 80's during the height of his fame

Katherine Jackson has been awarded custody of the pair and stated she will continue to raise them, as it is what her son Michael wanted.

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Joe Jackson won't help raise son's children

LOS ANGELES — Joe Jackson doesn't plan to help raise Michael Jackson's three children. The Jackson family patriarch lives in Las Vegas and wrote in a statement filed in a Los Angeles court on Monday that he only occasionally visits the family home in the San Fernando Valley, north of downtown Los Angeles.

"I have had a close family relationship with these grandchildren since their birth," Jackson wrote in the declaration dated July 13. "I do visit the family residence from time to time and will continue to do so, however I will not be involved in raising the children."

His two-page declaration expresses support for his wife, Katherine, who on Monday was granted permanent custody of Michael Jackson's three children.

Joe Jackson wrote that his wife is "a wonderful caretaker and guardian." ...

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