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Jackson family custody agreement backed by Diana Ross

Jul 31, 2012, 21:01 GMT

Prince Michael, Paris and Blanket Jackson

The new custody agreement for Michael Jackson's kids will be backed by Diana Ross.

Katherine Jackson - the grandmother of Prince Michael, 15, Paris, 14 and 10-year-old Blanket - will share custody of the children with her grandson Tito Joe 'TJ' Jackson' and Diana, named a back-up guardian in Michael's will has no complaints.

A source told RadarOnline: 'Diana has no qualms whatsoever about the new custody agreement, she only wants what is best for the children. Diana knows that the children are old enough to decide who they want to live with and she defers to what they want. While Diana hasn't been a big part of their lives because she lives on the East Coast, she is very fond of them.'

Katherine was stripped of her guardianship last week with temporary custody going to TJ before they worked out a new arrangement and the judge ordered both Diana and Prince Michael and Paris' mother Debbie Rowe be informed.

The paperwork is expected to be submitted this week for shared custody and the judge will have to sign off the proposed agreement before it becomes official.

Meanwhile, Katherine's attorney Perry Sanders says Prince Michael is happy with the new arrangement after discussing it with TJ.

He told X17online: 'There's a close bond there and a definite sense of unity. Contrary to what people think, there was absolutely zero animosity between those two. I felt nothing but love in the room.'