Michael Jackson's body will be moved by motorcade to his sprawling Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara County on Thursday for a sort of lying-in-state period where friends, family and fans can pay their respects until funeral plans are finalized, media reports said Tuesday.

Visitors will be allowed to see the body on Friday and a private memorial service for family only will be held Sunday, the reports said, citing unnamed law enforcement sources preparing to handle traffic tie-ups from a 30-car motorcade.

Capt. David Sadecki of the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept., confirmed that county fire and sheriff's officials and the California Highway Patrol met Tuesday to discuss handling a motorcade to Neverland bearing Jackson's body. However, there was no official confirmation of the family's plans.

Michael Jackson's Will

Also on Tuesday, a seven-year-old draft of Jackson's will surfaced for the first time; it reportedly leaves his estate to his mother, his three young children and some charities. On Monday, Jackson's parents, Katherine and Joe Jackson, filed court papers seeking control of his estate, declaring that they believe the pop star did not leave a valid will when he died suddenly last week in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, friends and fans in New York paid tribute at a public event at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater, where Jackson appeared as a child. A black fedora with a white glove draped across its brim sat on a stool on the theater's stage, surrounded by elaborate arrangements of white lilies and a nearly life-sized black-and-white image made of flowers that depicted Jackson in a dance pose.

The Rev. Al Sharpton, a longtime friend of the Jacksons, delivered a eulogy praising him. "Michael made young men and women all over the world imitate us," Sharpton said. "Before Michael, we were limited and ghettoized. But Michael put on a colorful military outfit, he pulled his pants up, he put on the one glove, and he smashed the barriers of segregated music."

Thousands of people circled the block around the theater waiting to get in; some of them spent all night there. They sang their Jackson favorite songs and danced in the street.

"I want to come together with people who love him like I do," said Shenia Rudolph, 45. "I took off work and I'm here for the day. The adrenaline inside is more powerful than the heat."

Keisha Bonner, 32, of White Plains, NY, had been there since 6:30 a.m. "After all the music he's given us, it would be a criminal not to come," she said. "It's a great crowd, it's not too hot. This is history in the making."

The latest purported will - there may be others - names as executors John Branca, who served as Jackson's primary lawyer from 1980-2006, and a veteran music executive, John McClain, who was also a friend of Jackson, according to the Wall Street Journal. Neither man has come forward to comment publically. Jackson's father, with whom Michael had a strained relationship at times, is not included in the will, drafted by Branca in 2002.

The value of Jackson's estate has been unclear for years, after lawsuits, losses, debts and over-the-top spending by the pop star. The Associated Press obtained financial documents that show Jackson claimed to have a net worth of $236 million as of March 31, 2007. The documents show he had little cash on hand to finance his lavish lifestyle.

According to a statement of his financial condition prepared by a Washington accounting firm, Jackson had $567.6 million in assets, including his Neverland Ranch, his share of the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalog that includes the rights to songs by the Beatles, and an assortment of cars, antiques and collectibles.

If accurate, the documents offer the clearest account yet on the state of Jackson's financial empire, which is expected to become the focus of legal battles between his estate and his creditors.

Children's Custody

On another legal front in the aftermath of Jackson's death, permanent custody of Jackson's three children remained in question though Katherine Jackson was granted temporary guardianship on Monday.

Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., 12, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, 11, and Prince Michael Jackson II, 7, are living with their grandmother in the Jackson family compound in the Encino area of Los Angeles, pending a hearing on the family's petition Aug. 3.

So far, Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe, who bore the two eldest, has not come forward to seek custody. Joe Jackson said at a news conference Monday that the children should remain with them. "We love these kids," he said. "We're going to take care of them and give them the education they are supposed to have."

A journalist who spoke briefly with Rowe said she was grieving and wasn't ready to discuss the children's future. "She's very upset. She really loved Michael," says The Hollywood Reporter's Roger Friedman.

The case is clouded by Rowe's unusual arrangement, in which she bore the two children, then signed a legal agreement relinquishing full custody to Jackson. An appellate court later ruled she still could assert parental rights.

"If Ms. Rowe steps forward and says she wants custody, there's a reasonable chance she will be granted custody," says Scott Altman, professor of family law at the University of Southern California. The case could hinge on how strong of a relationship she is able to show she had with the children over the years.

The mother of Prince Michael II has yet to be identified in public.

Some experts say the children should remain with the grandparents. "Grandparents stay focused on the children," says Georgia Witkin, assistant professor of psychiatry at New York's Mount Sinai Medical Center. "To send them to strangers is not a good idea."

Source: CRI online/Agencies