Judge orders co-guardianship for Jackson`s kids

Los Angeles: A judge has returned the guardianship of Michael Jackson`s three children to their grandmother in an arrangement that also gives their cousin a role as temporary co-guardian.

Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff said during a hearing today that an investigator who looked into the children`s care found that Katherine Jackson has been doing a terrific job as guardian and the children love her. He says they also have a close relationship with their cousin TJ Jackson. Beckloff says he will finalize the arrangement later in the month but for now he will issue letters of co-guardianship allowing both to make decisions over the children`s welfare. He says Katherine Jackson and TJ have been working closely together since Michael Jackson died and TJ is incredibly respectful of the family matriarch and she is respectful of him. PTI