Jackson's will cuts out ex-wife Debbie Rowe

A worker waters thewreath of white roses on the Neverland Ranch gate in Los Olivos, Calif., early Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's 7-year-old will was filed Wednesday in a Los Angeles court, giving his entire estate to a family trust but cutting out his former wife Debbie Rowe.

The will, dated July 7, 2002, estimated his estate at that time at more than $500 million.

It gives the entire estate to the Michael Jackson Family Trust.

The documents said Jackson's estate consisted almost entirely of "non-cash, non-liquid assets, including primarily an interest in a catalogue of music royalty rights which is currently being administered by Sony ATV, and the interests of various entities."

His mother, Katherine Jackson, is named as a beneficiary of the trust and the guardian of Jackson's three young children, who are named in the will.

The will names Diana Ross as a successor trustee to Jackson's mother if necessary.