杰克逊听证会冗长纷扰的待办事项

rem_79 · 发表于 2009-8-3 23:15:03

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哪位高手翻译一下这篇文章，太多专业术语了。

Lengthy to-do list for Jackson hearing

The handlers of Michael Jackson's probate and guardianship cases have a full slate at a hearing meant to tackle a number of estate and family issues.

At least one major hurdle was cleared last week with a custody agreement between Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and Deborah Rowe, the biological mother of the singer's two oldest children. Jackson has temporary guardianship of the singer's three children.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff has deferred hearing arguments or making rulings on several motions brought by attorneys for Katherine Jackson and the two men who have temporary control of the pop icon's financial matters: attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain.

Jackson's estate has been described in court documents as having an estimated value of more than $500 million, but its actual current worth is about $100 million, and could increase in value to $200 million or more with some financial restructuring, according to a person briefed on the matter. The person was not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity.

Branca and McClain could leave Monday's hearing with a firmer rein on the estate. Similarly, Katherine Jackson could emerge with permanent guardianship of her three grandchildren, since her agreement with Rowe, which grants the singer's ex-wife visitation rights, means no one is expected to challenge the current arrangement.
Meanwhile, Katherine Jackson said in a recorded phone interview with Geraldo Rivera that she doesn't believe her son died of natural causes. The interview aired Sunday night on "Geraldo at Large" on the Fox News Channel.

"All I know that my son is dead, and I don't think he just died of natural causes or whatever," she said. "He's too young to have that. Something happened. I don't know what it was. And I can't say."
The to-do list for Monday's hearing has grown in recent weeks, with Beckloff deferring decisions on several issues, most of which have to do with Jackson's finances.

Among the issues Beckloff is slated to consider:

- An allowance for Katherine Jackson and her grandchildren. The special administrators of Jackson's estate have asked for monthly stipends for the group, noting that Jackson supported all of them when he was alive. Beckloff delayed considering the payments until Monday, but attorneys on both sides agree they are necessary.

- Decide when Katherine Jackson will become the permanent guardian of her grandchildren, 12-year-old Prince Michael, 10-year-old Paris Michael and 7-year-old Prince Michael II, known as Blanket. No one else has petitioned for custody of the children, and Jackson was her son's first choice named in his 2002 will.

- Whether Katherine Jackson can challenge the men currently administering the son's estate, without actually contesting her son's will. Her attorneys have asked Beckloff to decide whether if they petition to remove Branca and McClain as administrators, they will trigger a no-contest clause in Jackson's trust. Without the protection of Beckloff's ruling, Mrs. Jackson could lose her 40 percent share of Jackson's estate if she mounts a challenge to Branca and McClain's authority.

- Mrs. Jackson's attorneys have expressed concerns about possible conflicts of interests that Branca and McClain may have, and have been seeking greater access to Jackson's records in the form of subpoenas and depositions. They sought that authority last week ahead of Monday's hearing, but were told they would have to wait until that day for a ruling.

- Decide whether Branca and McClain continue administering Jackson's estate. Court filings indicate the pair have already received $5.5 million from a former Jackson financial adviser, later identified as Tohme Tohme . They have also take possession of many of the King of Pop's property, and have said in court filings that they hope to finish several multimillion deals soon.

- Beckloff could be presented with some of those deals. The judge has already approved one that will bring Jackson's 1988 autobiography, "Moonwalk" back to store shelves. The singer left behind several unfinished projects and a trove of unreleased music.

迈克尔杰克逊的遗产认证和监护权案件的处理者已经有了一个完整的记录，意味着着手处理一些资产和家庭分配。
至少一个障碍已经解决了，凯瑟琳杰克逊与罗伊已就孩子的监护权达成了一致。
洛杉矶高等法院的法官Mitchell Beckloff 搁置了凯瑟琳一方与临时遗产执行人方面的听证会辩论，也没有做出裁决。
法庭文件中预估杰克逊的资产达到5亿美元，但它现在实际上价值1亿，并且会随着资产的重组而达到2亿或超过这个数目，一位匿名的消息人士说。
布兰卡和麦凯林或许会稳固他们作为遗产执行人的地位，同样的，凯瑟琳会成为她三位外孙的永久监护人，自从她与罗伊达成协议后，意味着没有人挑战现行的协议。
与此同时，凯瑟琳在一次电话访问中告诉Geraldo Rivera ，她不相信她的儿子是自然死亡。该采访于周日晚在福克斯新闻频道的“Geraldo at Large”栏目中播出。“我所知道的是我的儿子死了，我不认为他是自然死亡”她说，“他太年轻了。一定发生了什么事，我不知道那是什么，我也说不出来。”
这份纷扰的听证会待办事项已经在最近几周提了出来，Beckloff 搁置了这些决定，大部分与杰克逊的财务有关。

在这些争论中Beckloff 需要考虑的是：
——凯瑟琳和她孙子们的津贴，杰克逊遗产的特别管理人要求每月向一些团体发放津贴，记录显示在杰克逊在世的时候一直在支持这些团体。Beckloff推迟了支付直到周一，但是双方的律师都同意这是必须的。
——决定从什么时候开始凯瑟琳杰克逊将成为她的三个外孙的永久监护人，没有其他人请求对这三个孩子的监护权，杰克逊是她儿子2002年遗嘱中的第一选择。
——在没有质疑她儿子遗嘱的情况下，凯瑟琳是否能够挑战目前的遗产管理人。她的律师已经要求Beckloff做出裁决，如果他们请求删除布兰卡和麦克莱恩作为管理人，是否会触发无竞赛条款。如果没有Beckloff的裁决的保护，杰克逊夫人倘若挑战布兰卡和麦克莱恩的权威，可能失去她的百分之四十的杰克逊资产的份额。
——杰克逊女士的律师已经表达了对有关利益冲突的担忧，并一直在寻求更多的机会获得杰克逊的记录，传票和具结书。他们要求当局在这周一前召开听证会，但被告知，他们将不得不等到这一天裁决。
——决定布兰卡和麦凯林是否继续管理杰克逊的遗产。法庭文件显示这他们已经在一个杰克逊的财务顾问那里回收了550万美元，这个财务顾问随后被证实是Tohme Tohme，他们还掌握了很多流行音乐之王的财产，并且在法庭文件上声称他们希望尽快完成几个数千万美元的交易。
——Beckloff会出席一些与此有关的讨论，这位法官已经批准了重新发行杰克逊1988年的自传《太空步》。这位歌手留下了几个未完成的项目和一批有价值的未发行的歌曲。