Antoinette Cook 411 @ The News Center: Michael Jackson's Siblings Promise New Fight Over His Estate.

It's interesting that the Jackson siblings focus on Michael's will and do not mention his trust.  Michael also had a trust, along with his will, but interestingly, the trust was dated a few months before the will.  The will provides that Michael's assets are to be distributed to his trust, and from there to Katherine, his children, and charity.   But the entire document is far from the quality one would expect from any experienced estate planning attorney.  Usually, wills and trusts of this nature are prepared and signed together.  And estate planning documents prepared for someone of Michael's wealth and status are almost always much more comprehensive and well-planned than Michael's will and trust.

Does that mean that the Jackson siblings' allegations of fraud and conspiracy are true?  No; that remains to be seen.  But certainly there are a number of questions that would be very interesting to see explored through a lawsuit brought by people who actually do have proper legal standing.  It may be that there are legitimate explanations for the question raised by the Jackson family.  Perhaps someday it will all play out in court.