The executors of deceased pop icon Michael Jackson's estate has made a preliminary payment of $30 million to the singer's mother and children, thanks to the $310 million the estate has generated in the two years since he died.  Jackson was deeply in debt when he passed away, but the revenue generated since was enough to pay off his creditors.  Some of the money has also been dispersed to various charities, some of which have been battling the family for control of the estate.