Michael Jackson’s Will: Chinese and English Version

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I, MICHAEL JOSEPH JACKSON, a resident of the State of California, declare this to be my last Will, and do hereby revoke all previous wills and codicils made by me. 　　I, Michael Jackson, a resident of California, declare the following to be my last will and testament; all previous wills and accompanying provisions are hereby invalidated. 　　I declare that I am not married. My marriage to DEBORAH JEAN ROWE JACKSON has been dissolved. I have three children who are still alive: PRINCE MICHAEL JACKSON, JR., PARIS MICHAEL KATHERINE JACKSON, and PRINCE MICHAEL JOSEPH JACKSON. I have no other children, neither living nor deceased. 　　I declare that I am not currently married. My marriage to Debbie Rowe is over. I have three living children: Prince Michael Jackson, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, and Prince Michael Jackson II. I have no other children, either living or deceased. 　　II 　　It is my intention by this Will to dispose of all property which I am entitled to Dispose of by will. I specifically refrain from exercising all powers of appointment that I may possess at the time of my death. 　　This will represents my wish to dispose of all my property over which I have free disposal rights. I waive my right to dispose of my property at the time of my death. 　　III I assign all of my estate to the Trustee or Trustees who are then acting under the certain Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust executed on March 22, 2002, by me as both Trustee and Trustor; such declaration is known as the MICHAEL JACKSON FAMILY TRUST. Any amendments made to that declaration prior to my death shall also take effect. All such assets shall be held, managed, and distributed as part of said Trust in accordance with its terms, and not as a separate testamentary trust. 　　I entrusted all of my assets to a trustee for management. I prepared a revised and redrafted trust statement which was put into effect on March 22, 2002; the Michael Jackson Family Trust established the relationship between the settlor and the trustee, and any amendments made before my death remain valid. The holding, management, and distribution of all property under entrusted management shall be carried out in accordance with the regulations, and it cannot be regarded as a separate trust fund established by will. 　　If, for any reason, this gift is not effective or is invalid, or if the aforementioned Trust fails or has been revoked, I assign my residuary estate to the Trustee or Trustees designated to act in the MICHAEL JACKSON FAMILY TRUST, as amended and restated on March 22, 2002. I instruct said Trustee or Trustees to divide, administer, hold, and distribute the trust estate in accordance with the provisions of said Trust; such provisions shall apply to the same extent and in the same manner as if the entire amended and restated declaration of trust were set forth herein, without giving effect to any subsequent amendments made after the date of this Will. The Trustee, Trustees, or any successor Trustee named in such Trust Agreement shall serve without bond. 　　If, for any reason, this estate becomes invalid, or if the aforementioned trust fund goes bankrupt or is dissolved, I will transfer the remaining assets to another trustee appointed by the Michael Jackson Family Foundation; that trust fund had its charter amended and restated on March 22, 2002. I authorize the trustee to divide, manage, hold, and distribute the trust fund in accordance with the terms of the trust fund, such that those terms apply within the same scope and in the same manner as the revised and restated trust deed. The revised and restated trust declaration is set out in its entirety here, but no further modifications are permitted. The entrusted manager or any successor to the entrusted manager shall comply accordingly. Reposted from Hai Ci, for sharing among Hai enthusiasts