In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, a Los Angeles judge ruled that $625,000 in bonuses paid by the Michael Jackson estate's executors to third-party law firms will need to be "returned" to the estate.

"The Jackson estate is supposed to be a prudent, fiscally responsible entity that supports the Jackson family – not a slush fund to help [executor] John Branca live out his Hollywood mogul fantasies."

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“Ms. Jackson’s objection to the $625,000 of bonus payments made in the second six months of 2018 is sustained,” ex-probate judge and current referee Mitchell Beckloff wrote in his just-revealed April 29 order. “The bonus payments are not approved; they are disallowed. The payments shall be returned to the estate.”