Paris Jackson Scores $625K Win Against Dads Estate

celebrated what she described as 'a massive win' in her ongoing litigation against the executors of her late father 's estate, who said they were 'gratified' by the court's acknowledgement of their stellar work.

Superior Court Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff said Wednesday in a motion reviewed by the Daily Mail that the daughter of the late King of Pop, 28, made valid claims that .

'Ms. Jackson's objection to the $625,000 of bonus payments made in the second six months of 2018 is sustained,' the judge said in the motion. 'The bonus payments are not approved; they are disallowed. The payments shall be returned to the estate.'

A spokesperson for the model-actress, 28, told the Daily Mail in a statement that she was relieved after executors John Branca and John McClain were ordered to return to  $625,000 in bonuses (to third-party law firms) that the court deemed extraneous.

'Paris has always been focused on what's best for her family,' the spokesperson told the Daily Mail, 'and this ruling is a massive win for them.'

Attorneys for the executors told the Daily Mail they were 'gratified that the court itself recognized and praised the work of the executors and its outside counsel in today's decision,' as the judge said Branca and McClain managed the estate into 'the financial powerhouse that it is today.'

The judge also noted in the ruling that 'the executors shall not make any bonus payments to an attorney as a payment on account without the written consent of all beneficiaries or an order of the referee/court.'

The statement noted that Branca and McClain 'have always understood that legal fees are subject to court approval and have always required outside counsel to agree to return any funds to the estate if the payments were not approved.'

Jackson had kept a low profile in the years before his 2009 death, ahead of a planned comeback with a series of shows in London at the O2 Arena. Pictured in March 2009 in London