MICHAEL JACKSON's three children are faring well since their grandmother KATHERINE took them into her care, according to a U.S. judge.

The King Of Pop's beloved mother was granted permanent custody of Prince Michael, Paris and Prince Michael II in August, just weeks after Jackson died from a cardiac arrest.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff announced at a hearing on Friday that the children are happy under the court guardianship, insisting he has no plans to set a further date for custody matters.

Discussing a status report he received, Beckloff declared, "It was an excellent report" and that the kids are "really doing wonderfully with the grandmother as the guardian".

Jackson's estate is paying Katherine $60,000 a month to care for the youngsters.