The children of Jason Corbett have been placed under the guardianship of his sister Tracey and her husband David Lynch.
The 39 year old Limerick native died in a violent incident at his home in the US last week.
His children Jack and Sarah had been cared for by their stepmother Molly Martens since it happened.
She has separately applied for custody of the children, and is also looking to adopt them.
Reporter with the Irish Daily Mail Catherine Fegan, who's in North Carolina says a hearing is still planned for tomorrow in relation to those proceedings:
