LOS ANGELES , California ( CNN ) -- A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Monday approved an agreement granting Michael Jackson 's mother , Katherine Jackson , permanent custody of his children . Katherine Jackson has accused the executors of her son Michael 's estate of `` keeping her in the dark . '' A hearing is scheduled for October to look at some remaining issues . An agreement between Katherine Jackson , 79 , and Debbie Rowe , mother of Jackson 's two eldest children , cleared the way for an uncontested custody hearing . Rowe , who was briefly married to Michael Jackson , agreed not to fight for custody in exchange for visits with the children . Katherine Jackson was in the courtroom along with her daughters LaToya and Rebbie and a son , Randy . Rowe did not attend Monday 's hearing , but her attorney , Eric George , spoke briefly outside the courthouse . `` She 's faced difficulties and pressures none of us know , and today 's agreement shows that she responded with heart , integrity and selflessness , '' George said of Rowe . He also praised Katherine Jackson 's attorneys for their part in bringing about the agreement . Michael Jackson 's two oldest children -- Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. , 12 , and Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson , 11 -- signed consents to the agreement . He also has a 7-year-old son , Michael Joseph Jackson II , known as Blanket , with an unidentified surrogate . The custody agreement does not involve any financial payments to Rowe `` apart from the continuation of spousal support payments '' that Michael Jackson personally agreed to make to Rowe after the divorce , their lawyers said in a joint statement . Watch Rowe 's attorney talk about the decision » . Jackson 's children have been living with their paternal grandmother at her Encino , California , home since their father 's death June 25 . Also at the hearing Monday , attorneys for Jackson 's dermatologist , Dr. Arnold Klein , said he sought a role in the children 's lives and wanted `` in some way to be involved '' in respect to their education and medical care , although he was not objecting to the custody agreement . But Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff denied Klein 's request to be a party to the hearing . Details of how the children were conceived and who was the biological father have been closely guarded amid much public speculation . In an interview last month on ABC 's `` Good Morning America , '' Klein did not rule out being the biological father of the children . `` Not to the best of my knowledge , '' he said when asked by Diane Sawyer whether he was the father . `` All I can tell you is , best of my knowledge , I am not the father of these children . But I am telling you , if push comes to shove , I ca n't say anything . '' Asked about Klein 's attorneys saying he wants a role in the children 's lives , George declined comment . Klein was not in the hearing Monday . Rowe and Jackson divorced in 1999 , with Rowe giving him full custody while she got an $ 8.5 million settlement , according to court documents . Jackson later agreed to additional support . Rowe gave up parental rights to Jackson in 2001 , but she changed her mind more than two years later and sought temporary custody of the children . A California appeals court ruled that her rights were improperly terminated , opening the door for a possible custody battle . On Monday , Beckloff awarded Katherine Jackson all of the family allowance funds she requested but gave only 83.5 percent of what she requested in support of the children . He said he disallowed money for one item , which he described as `` quite a large amount '' that he was not sure was necessary . The allowance order is sealed . Beckloff set a hearing to revisit the allowance matter in January . Also Monday , Beckloff ordered Katherine Jackson be given copies of her son 's contracts in connection with a series of concerts that had been scheduled for this summer . She sought the contracts between Michael Jackson and AEG , the company that was organizing and promoting the concerts , along with others involved in the tour . She has agreed to keep the contract provisions confidential . Sharing of the contracts was a major point of contention between Katherine Jackson and the two men who control her son 's estate : John Branca , Michael Jackson 's longtime personal attorney , and John McClain , a music industry executive and longtime friend . Branca 's attorney argued in a court filing that his client had no choice but to request confidentiality from Katherine Jackson , since the contracts have a provision keeping them confidential . Katherine Jackson has also challenged the two men named as executors of her son 's will . However , Beckloff did not rule on that matter Monday , saying he would like attorneys for the two sides to attempt to reach a resolution on their own . The attorneys conferred on the estate dispute during a morning recess that stretched to more than 90 minutes without reaching an agreement . Lawyers for Branca and McClain suggested Beckloff appoint them as executors of the will , but Beckloff instead extended their appointment as special administrators of Jackson 's estate for another 60 days while he considers Katherine Jackson 's objections . `` We believe the judge did the right thing , '' Branca 's attorney , Howard Weitzman , told reporters after the hearing . `` We 're quite pleased that the judge did what was appropriate . '' He took no questions . During Monday 's hearing , Beckloff asked one of her attorneys , Burt Levitch , if there was any objection to admitting the will for probate -- without deciding who its executors will be . Beckloff noted that no one has come forward to object to the terms of the will itself . Levitch agreed , and Beckloff officially admitted the will for probate . The action starts a 120-day clock running for the will to be probated . The will , written in 2002 , places all of Michael Jackson 's assets into a family trust benefiting his mother , his three children and unnamed charities . Katherine Jackson 's attorneys filed a petition last week accusing the men who now control the estate of being `` intent on keeping her in the dark '' about deals they 've made or are negotiating . Londell McMillan , Jackson 's lead attorney , raised questions about `` a suspicious circle of relationships '' involving Branca and McClain . Katherine Jackson is asking the judge to order Branca , McClain and others to answer questions under oath about their business agreements to determine if they are `` fit and able '' to administer the estate . The men also were served with a 19-page demand for documents , including the AEG contracts . Branca 's lawyers argued that Katherine Jackson 's demand for documents is too broad and burdensome . But , McMillan said , `` such measures will not be necessary if Mrs. Jackson is appointed a co-executor of the estate . '' Beckloff expressed concern , however , about delaying the appointment of executors for too long , since they must deal with any creditors to the estate that come forward . McMillan , in an interview with CBS Thursday , estimated the Jackson estate was worth $ 2 billion , while the executors have estimated in court that its value is around $ 500 million . The next hearings in the matter are scheduled for August 10 and August 28 to deal with safe harbor motions . Katherine Jackson wants Beckloff to set aside a provision in her son 's will that anyone who challenges its terms can be dropped from the will .
Katherine Jackson named permanent guardian of Michael Jackson 's kids . Score: 6 Lawyers ' petition accuses executors of keeping singer 's mother `` in the dark ''