Joe Jackson needs $20,000 per month to get by...

Is this guy for real, what the hell he going to do with $20,000US per month, what about his other venture he was promoting the other day? Worst, Micheal Jackson didnt talk much of him when he was living...
Bowy, I guess the band wagon start for the king of pop wealth....

Micheal Jackson didnt put his father in the will, its not a mistake, its by design. In other words, if the King of Pop want this man to received anything, I would think it would be in the will in black and white.

Joe Jackson has requested an allowance from the estate of his late son Michael Jackson.

The 81 year-old has filed papers in LA claiming that the late Prince of Pop supported him for years before his death. Jackson Snr said he needs $20,000 a month to get by but at present receives just $1,700 in state benefits. He said his outgoings include rent for his Las Vegas home, meals out, air travel and hotel accommodation.

Joe Jackson's lawyers added that the pop star's estate has earned an estimated $100m (£60.1m) since his sudden death on June 25.

Michael Jackson's will, famously, omitted his father, but made provision for his mother and children. Monthly payments to them were approved last month.

A hearing to assess Joe Jackson's request is expected to take place early next year.

Howard Weitzman, a lawyer for the administrators of the pop star's estate, said it was "quite surprising to learn of the request".