Michael Jackson’s father is appealing a court decision which says that he has no right to object to the executors of his son’s will.
Joe Jackson’s lawyer Brian Oxman filed papers at the 2nd District Court of Appeals in California Friday to object to the decision made by the Probate Court in November 2009.
Joe Jackson – who had objected to executors John Branca and John McClain, accusing them of fraud and embezzlement, which the pair strongly deny – was told at a previous hearing he could not make any complaints because he was intentionally left out of his late son’s will.
However, in the documents for the appeal, Joe Jackson claims he was “not treated with dignity and worth” when the case was dismissed last November. According to TMZ, the appeal alleges that he was denied “due process in not according him a hearing where he could present evidence of his standing.”
Lawyers for Joe Jackson – who had a tumultuous relationship with his late son – insist he was financially dependent on the superstar and should therefore have a right to object to the appointment of the men who are making financial decisions for the estate.
However, Margaret Lodise, the lawyer for Michael Jackson’s children – Prince Michael, 13, Paris, 12, and eight-year-old Prince Michael II (Blanket) – claims Joe only cares about his stake in the estate, describing him as “the ultimate dog in the manger.”
