A Superior Court judge reinstated Michael Jackson's mother as guardian of his children on Thursday after saying a court investigation found that she was doing "a wonderful job."
Judge Mitchell Beckloff said a cousin of the children, Tito Joe (T.J.) Jackson, who he tapped as a temporary guardian last week, would stay on and eventually share full guardianship with Katherine Jackson.
The judge said he was concerned by accusations aired in court last week regarding the alleged kidnapping of Katherine Jackson, but that a probate court investigator's report reassured him of the well-being of Prince, 15; Paris, 14; and Blanket, 10.
"It's clear to me that the children are well cared for by Mrs. Jackson," Beckloff said at a hearing. He added that interviews conducted by the investigator with the children and the family matriarch, 82, indicated the trio have "a substantial, significant" relationship with T.J. Jackson and that his background - he is the son of the Jackson Five's Tito - allow the children to relate to him.
