Paris Jackson has been separated from her birth mother Debbie Rowe since she split from her farther Michael Jackson in 1999.
But now the teenager is looking to rebuild her relationship with Debbie Rowe.
According to TMZ the teen marked her 15th birthday on Wednesday with the 54-year-old, with the pair spending a majority of the special day together.
Growing up: Paris Jackson, daughter of late singer Michael Jackson, reportedly celebrated her 15th birthday with her estranged mother Debbie Rowe
'The two just hung out. They've gotten really tight,' a source told TMZ.
Debbie, who now lives in the Los Angeles suburb of Palmdale, wed the King of Pop in 1996.
Three months later, their first son Prince was born, and one year later Paris joined the growing brood.
Their relationship ended in divorce in 1999, and two years later Debbie signed away custody of her children as part of a multi-million dollar deal.
But the two have reportedly been in touch several times since Michael's death in 2009.
Former family: Debbie and Michael were married from 1996 until 1999, resulting in the birth of Paris and her older brother Prince
In previous interviews, Debbie has said her previous choice to stay out of their lives was out of respect for the late singer.
'My kids don't call me mom because I don't want them to,' she said in a televised interview with Martin Bashir.
'It's not that they're not my children, but I had them because I wanted [Michael] to be the father.
'My children are with their father, where they are supposed to be. I didn't do I didn’t do it to be a mother.'
But after Michael's sudden death, Paris and her brothers Prince and Blanket were placed under court-mandated guardianship of their cousin T.J. Jackson and 82-year-old grandmother Katherine.
All-American girl: Paris, who is an active member of her high school's cheersquad, has said she doesn't want to live in her famous father's shadow
Musical: The teen has also expressed a love of music, which she shares regularly with her Twitter followers
In the past four years Paris has been taking on a more public profile, gaining over one million followers on Twitter and even joining the cheersquad at her high school in San Fernando Valley, California.
Despite her burgeoning fame, she said she doesn't expect any special treatment because of her famous father.
'I love my dad, and I'm proud to be his daughter,' she said. 'I just don't think the title "M.J.'s daughter" fits me.
'A lot of people think he's the only reason I'm making it, but I want to show that I do have talent and that I can make it if I try. I want to be my own person.'
Childhood: Paris grew up under the sole custody of her father, who often kept his children covered on public outings
And recently the state of her guardianship was sent to the courts again as T.J. asked for more money to look after the trio.
According to court documents filed by the executors, while the 34-year-old singer has been devoted to looking after the children for 40 hours per week, he is experiencing hardship as he hasn't received any financial support since taking on the role of surrogate father.
The change in guardianship came amidst a messy family dispute in which five of Michael's siblings - Janet, Jermaine, Randy, Rebbie and Tito Jackson - claimed Katherine was being misled by the executors of the estate and ill-advised by her manager and lawyer.
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