Los Angeles: Michael Jackson and his ex-wife, Deborah Rowe, have settled their lengthy legal battle over custody and visitation rights for their two children, her lawyer said on Sunday.
"We're still dealing with the details but it addresses all of the disputes between the parties," said attorney Marta Almli.
"I can't say anything about the terms of the settlement but I don't think it would have happened if both parties didn't agree it was appealing to both of them," she added.
She declined to give details on whether the settlement involves monetary payments to Rowe and visitation rights with the children, Michael Joseph Jackson Jr, known as Prince Michael, and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson.
"It is the settlement of all the issues," Almli said.
Jackson's lawyer, Michael L. Abrams told The Daily Journal, a legal newspaper, "My client is very satisfied with the results.”
“Hopefully (Jackson and Rowe) can both get on with their lives now and be through with this litigation," he added.
The lawsuit was a byproduct of the 2003 charges filed against Jackson alleging child molestation.
Rowe, who had relinquished all of her parental rights to the children, changed her mind after Jackson's arrest, according to court documents.
"Everything changed," Rowe said in a declaration, and she regretted having given up her rights to see the children.
Rowe, a nurse for Jackson's plastic surgeon, and the pop star were married in 1996 and she filed for divorce in 1999.
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