She voluntarily gave up her parental rights in 2001, but a judge voided the order at her request in 2004 after her attorneys argued that proper court procedures weren’t followed.

Michael Jackson is nearing a settlement in a legal dispute with his ex-wife over visitation rights for their two children, his attorney said Tuesday.

Deborah Rowe Jackson was married to the singer for three years starting in 1996 and is the mother of 8-year-old Prince Michael and 7-year-old Paris.

She voluntarily gave up her parental rights in 2001, but a judge voided the order at her request in 2004 after her attorneys argued that proper court procedures weren’t followed.

Her attorneys said at the time she wanted a change in status because Jackson had been charged with child molestation and was associated with the Nation of Islam, which has espoused views many consider anti-Semitic.

Jackson’s ex-wife is Jewish.

Jackson’s attorneys are appealing the decision that voided the order, but Jackson attorney Michael Abrams said in an interview Tuesday “a settlement is in sight.”

Jackson, 46, was acquitted of child molestation charges in June following a trial in which his ex-wife praised him as a good father surrounded by “opportunistic vultures” trying to benefit from his troubles.

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