mjackson051509_x17.jpg The guardianship hearing for Michael Jackson's three children has been delayed for a week, in order to give Katherine Jackson and Debbie Rowe time to reach an agreement, reports The Associated Press.

Katherine Jackson will remain the temporary guardian of Prince, Paris and Blanket, and court records show that the judge granted the delay on Friday afternoon. This is the second time the hearing has been pushed back - earlier this week it was moved from July 6 to July 13, and it will now take place on July 20 at 8:30am.

It appears as though the two sides are trying to broker an out-of-court settlement, and Jackson family attorney L. Londell McMillan released the following statement:

    "We are pleased that the child custody hearing has been continued over until July 20th to further our progress and allow us to privately and amicably resolve this most important matter in a dignified manner for the benefit of the children first and all involved."


Rowe has not yet indicated that she intends to seek custody, but it's been widely reported that she does plan on having a significant (legal) involvement in Paris and Prince's lives, as she is their biological mother. However, Michael Jackson stated in his 2002 will that he wanted his mother to care for his children if he died, so we're not sure what the outcome will be!