Death of Michael Jackson

===Estate===
{{Further|Estate of Michael Jackson|Sony Music Publishing#Valuation}}
Jackson's last will was filed by attorney [[John Branca]] at the [[Los Angeles County]] courthouse on July 1, 2009. Signed July 7, 2002, it names Branca and accountant John McClain as executors; they were confirmed as such by a Los Angeles judge on July 6, 2009.<ref>Bone, James. [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6652155.ece Jackson's mother removed as administrator of his estate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018215910/https://www.the-tls.co.uk/ |date=October 18, 2022 }}, ''The Times'', July 6, 2009.</ref> All assets are given to the (pre-existing) Michael Jackson Family Trust (amended March 22, 2002),<ref name="JGwill">Garber, Julie. [http://wills.about.com/b/2009/07/06/musings-about-michael-jacksons-estate-plan.htm "Michael Jackson's Will vs. the Michael Jackson Family Trust"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412063742/http://wills.about.com/b/2009/07/06/musings-about-michael-jacksons-estate-plan.htm |date=April 12, 2014 }}, ''about.com'', July 6, 2009.</ref> the details of which have not been made public. The [[Associated Press]] reports that, in 2007, Jackson had a net worth of $236.6 million: $567.6 million in assets, which included [[Neverland Ranch]] and his 50% share of [[Sony Music Publishing|Sony/ATV Music Publishing]]' catalog, and debts of $331 million.<ref name=MacAskillJuly1>MacAskill, Ewen. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/01/michael-jackson-public-displayed-nerverland Jackson's body to be put on public display at Neverland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407202637/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/01/michael-jackson-public-displayed-nerverland |date=April 7, 2022 }}, ''The Guardian'', July 1, 2009.</ref> The guardianship of his three children is given to his mother, Katherine, or if she is unable or unwilling, to singer [[Diana Ross]].<ref>"Michael Jackson's Will Cuts Out Ex-Wife Deborah Rowe", Associated Press, July 1, 2009; Nasaw, Daniel. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/01/michael-jackson-will-debbie-row "Jackson's ex-wife cut out of will"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407202339/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/01/michael-jackson-will-debbie-row |date=April 7, 2022 }}, ''The Guardian'', July 1, 2009.</ref> Jackson's will allocates 20% of his fortune as well as 20% of money made after death to unspecified charities.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/08/22/michael-jackson-custody-appointment.html| title=Michael Jackson's nephew to share custody of kids| work=CBC News World| date=August 22, 2012| access-date=May 6, 2013| archive-date=October 19, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019221536/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/michael-jackson-s-nephew-to-share-custody-of-kids-1.1136974| url-status=live}}</ref>

Media reports suggested that the settlement of Jackson's [[Estate (law)|estate]] could last many years.<ref name=BrownLewis>Brown, David and Lewis, Leo. [https://web.archive.org/web/20201201083627/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/michael-jackson-finances-will-take-years-to-unwind-wz7bfbxm659 Michael Jackson: finances will take years to unwind], ''The Times'', June 27, 2009.</ref> The value of Sony/ATV Music Publishing is estimated by Ryan Schinman, chief of Platinum Rye, to be US$1.5&nbsp;billion. Shinman's estimate makes Jackson's share of Sony/ATV worth $750&nbsp;million, from which Jackson would have had an annual income of $80&nbsp;million. In September 2016, a deal was finalized for Sony's acquisition of Jackson's share of Sony/ATV from the Jackson estate for $750 million.<ref name="Sony Finalizes Acquisition of Michael Jackson Estate's Stake in Sony/ATV Publishing">Ed Christman. [https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7526542/sony-atv-michael-jackson-publishing-acquisition-completed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021346/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7526542/sony-atv-michael-jackson-publishing-acquisition-completed|date=November 12, 2020}}, ''Billboard'', September 30, 2016.</ref>