Jackson doctor loses effort to avoid back child support

A doctor charged in the death of Michael Jackson lost a bid Thursday in a California court to resolve a child support issue that threatens his Nevada medical license.

Santa Clara County Superior Court Commissioner John Schroeder denied Dr. Conrad Murray's request for an order relieving Murray of an obligation to pay about $16,000 in back child support .

A prosecutor in Las Vegas had said Nevada would stop efforts to revoke Murray's license for failure to pay the support if Murray got the Santa Clara court order approving the deal.

Murray, 57, has pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles to a felony charge of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death. The cardiologist, with practices in Las Vegas and Houston, told Los Angeles police he administered the anesthetic propofol to the singer for insomnia.

Nenita Malibiran, the mother of Murray's child, offered to forgive Murray's back debt if he remained current with the payments of $1,003 a month he has been making since November, said Charles Peckham, a Houston lawyer representing Murray.

But Malibiran balked at a requirement by the California Department of Child Support Services that she relieve the state agency of jurisdiction in the case, Peckham said.