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, and she has separately applied for custody of the children, and is 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.
Over 600 people attended a candle-lit vigil in Limerick last night in support of the children of Jason Corbett.
Members of the public gathered in front of City Hall in Limerick's Merchant's Quay last evening to stand in solidarity beside Jason Corbett's parents Rita and John who are waiting for their grandchildren to be returned home.
