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LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Members of Michael Jackson's family have met with officials from the police and California Highway Patrol about funeral services for the King of Pop.

California Highway Patrol spokeswoman Fran Clader says the meeting was held Tuesday afternoon and "details are still pending."

Officials from the local board of supervisors, the county executive and law enforcement met Tuesday to discuss the possibility of restricting parking along parts of Figueroa Mountain Road, which runs past Neverland.

There has been intense speculation since Jackson died Thursday over where and when a memorial service will be held.

One potential site is Jackson's Neverland Ranch, which is located in the rolling hills of central California's wine country, about 150 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

However, burial plans were uncertain. Earlier this week, Jackson's father denied reports that his son would be buried at Neverland Ranch.

The mayor of Gary, Indiana, has requested that Jackson be sent to his hometown, according to a city spokesperson.

Meanwhile, Jackson's 2002 will has been presented and will be filed in court, according to a Jackson family lawyer.

Attorney L. Londell McMillan says his clients are now aware of the will, and the late singer's advisers are looking for additional documents.

The existence of a will, and the likely appointment of an executor, could complicate a petition by Jackson's mother Katherine to become the administrator of his estate.

Joe and Katherine Jackson wasted little time demanding authority over their son's financially strained empire and guardianship of their fatherless grandchildren.

Early Monday -- just four days after the death of the King of Pop -- lawyers for the couple won temporary custody of Michael Jackson's three children and moved to become administrators of his estate.

Judge Mitchell Beckloff granted 79-year-old Katherine Jackson temporary guardianship of the children, who range in age from 7 to 12. He also gave her control over some of her son's personal property that is now in the hands of an unnamed third party. But the judge did not immediately rule on her requests to take charge of the children's and Jackson's estates.

The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Jackson's last will, drafted in 2002, divides the estate among his three children, his mother and some charities. The newspaper said Jackson's father, Joseph, isn't believed to have been included in the will. Jackson wrote in his 1988 book, "Moonwalk," that his father was incredibly strict with his children and would beat them if they missed a step or note during rehearsals.

About the same time a judge granted Katherine Jackson authority over at least some of her son's estate Monday, pickup trucks and a large dump truck towing a flatbed were seen entering the 2,500-acre Neverland Ranch, a major piece of the singer's debt-strapped financial empire. It was not clear who had requested the fleet or for what purpose.

On Tuesday a moving van with Beverly Hills Allied Moving and Storage printed on its side arrived at the ranch in the rolling hills of Santa Barbara County, north of Los Angeles. The driver, who declined to give his name, said he was there to drop off a few small items. He would not describe them, saying he had signed a confidentiality agreement.

Clearly one of Jackson's most valuable assets is his recording catalog, which his father could potentially rerelease through his new record company if the family gains control of his assets. There could also be recordings in Jackson's estate that he had never released.

There's also a financial bonanza to be had in the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalog of which Jackson owned 50 percent. The 750,000-song catalog includes music by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Lady Gaga and the Jonas Brothers, and is estimated to be worth as much as $2 billion.

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