Appeals Court: Smith's Body Stays In Florida
Tuesday, February 27, 2007WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A Florida appeals court has temporarily blocked the removal of Anna Nicole Smith's body to the Bahamas.
Virgie Arthur, Smith's mother, has been engaged in a legal battle over where Smith should be buried. Arthur wants her daughter buried in her native Texas.
Smith's companion, Howard K. Stern, wants Smith buried in the Bahamas, alongside her 20-year-old son who died in Bahamas last year of complication from drug use.
Appeals court to consider Smith's body in burial dispute
Tuesday, February 27, 2007WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The fate of Anna Nicole Smith's body is now in the hands of three appeals court judges who will decide whether to overturn a trial court ruling that meant the model would be buried in the Bahamas.
The Florida 4th District Court of Appeal is considering a petition filed Monday by the centerfold's estranged mother, Virgie Arthur, who challenged the trial court's decision last week that gave control of Smith's body to an attorney for Smith's infant daughter.
The advocate for the child, Richard Milstein, and the attorney for Smith's boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, have until 2 p.m. Tuesday to respond to the challenge. The appeals court will then review all the materials and may seek oral arguments or decide the case based on briefs.
Florida Appeals Court Issues State in Dispute Over Anna Nicole Smith's Body
Tuesday, February 27, 2007WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The dispute over the remains of Anna Nicole Smith isn't over yet.
A Florida appeals court has issued a stay in the dispute, which means her remains cannot be moved to the Bahamas to be buried until the court hears a challenge from Smith's estranged mother.
Smith's mother wants her daughter's remains brought to Texas instead of being buried in the Bahamas with Smith's late son. Last week, a Florida judge put the attorney for Smith's infant daughter in charge of burial plans for Smith. He had decided to bury Smith in the Bahamas, which is what Smith's companion Howard K. Stern has said Smith wanted.
Florida appeals court issues stay, blocks Anna Nicole's body from going to Bahamas
Tuesday, February 27, 2007WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A Florida appeals court issued a stay Monday in the dispute over Anna Nicole Smith's body, ruling that her remains cannot be moved to the Bahamas until the judges hear a challenge from the starlet's estranged mother.
The Florida 4th District Court of Appeal is considering a request by Virgie Arthur to overturn a trial judge's decision giving control of Smith's body to the attorney for the centerfold's infant daughter. That attorney decided Smith should be buried in the Bahamas beside her 20-year-old son, who died last year of apparent drug-related causes.
Judge makes no ruling on custody of Anna Nicole Smith's baby, leaving infant with Stern
Court blocks Anna Nicole funeral
Tuesday, February 27, 2007MIAMI - A court order from the 4th District Court of Appeal Monday has temporarily halted plans for Anna Nicole Smith's Bahamas funeral.
An attorney for Smith's mother filed an emergency petition with the court earlier in the day asking the appeals court to throw out a ruling which granted custody of the late TV reality star's body to her 5-month-old daughter.
Attorney Roberta Mandel filed a writ of certiorari, claiming that Broward Judge Larry Seidlin selectively followed Florida law. Under the law, baby Dannielynn should only have been given custody of the body if she was at least 18, Mandel said.
Appeal in Smith case to be heard in Florida
Tuesday, February 27, 2007WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A Florida appeals court issued a stay Monday in the dispute over Anna Nicole Smith's body, ruling that her remains cannot be moved to the Bahamas until the court hears a challenge from her estranged mother.
The Florida 4th District Court of Appeal agreed to hear Virgie Arthur's request to overturn a judge's decision giving control of Ms. Smith's body to the attorney for the centerfold's infant daughter. That attorney decided she should be buried next to her son in the Bahamas.
Ms. Arthur has been seeking to bury her daughter in her native Texas, while the centerfold's boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, testified last week that she wanted to be brought to the Bahamas.
Court issues a stay on Anna Nicole Smith burial in Bahamas
Tuesday, February 27, 2007WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. A Florida appeals court issued a stay today in the dispute over Anna Nicole Smiths body, ruling that her remains cannot be moved to the Bahamas until the judges hear a challenge from the starlets estranged mother.
The Florida 4th District Court of Appeal agreed to hear Virgie Arthurs request to overturn a trial judges decision giving control of Smiths body to the attorney for the centerfolds infant daughter. That attorney decided she should be buried next to her son in the Bahamas.
Arthur has been seeking to bury her daughter in her native Texas.
Custody hearing for Smith's baby ends without a decision
Tuesday, February 27, 2007NASSAU, Bahamas - The future of Anna Nicole Smith's baby remained undecided Monday as a custody hearing in the Bahamas ended without a ruling.
Dozens of reporters and photographers gathered in a courtyard across from the white pillars of the country's pink, two-story colonial-era Supreme Court building, as lawyers and judges occasionally emerged, removing their white wigs.
The former Playboy model died Feb. 8 after collapsing at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., with the cause still undetermined. Since then, a series of legal battles began over her body, her baby and ultimately, her potential fortune - she was fighting for a share of her late husband's $500 million estate.
Florida appeals court issues state in dispute over Anna Nicole
Tuesday, February 27, 2007WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The dispute over the remains of Anna Nicole Smith isn't over yet.
A Florida appeals court has issued a stay in the dispute, which means her remains cannot be moved to the Bahamas to be buried until the court hears a challenge from Smith's estranged mother.
Smith's mother wants her daughter's remains brought to Texas instead of being buried in the Bahamas with Smith's late son. Last week, a Florida judge put the attorney for Smith's infant daughter in charge of burial plans for Smith. He had decided to bury Smith in the Bahamas, which is what Smith's companion Howard K. Stern has said Smith wanted.
Bahamas custody hearing for baby of Anna Nicole Smith ends without decision
Tuesday, February 27, 2007NASSAU, Bahamas The custody hearing for the 5-month-old daughter of Anna Nicole Smith ended without a decision Monday.
Still Debra Opri, the attorney for Smith's ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, said the hearing went well for her client.
As they emerged from the picturesque courthouse that is home to the Supreme Court of the Bahamas, Birklead raised both arms with his thumbs pointed upwards as if in victory.
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Appeals court to consider Smith burial
Tuesday, February 27, 2007WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The fate of Anna Nicole Smith's body is now in the hands of three appeals court judges who will decide whether to overturn a trial court ruling that meant the model would be buried in the Bahamas.
The Florida 4th District Court of Appeal is considering a petition filed Monday by the centerfold's estranged mother, Virgie Arthur, who challenged the trial court's decision last week that gave control of Smith's body to an attorney for Smith's infant daughter.
The advocate for the child, Richard Milstein, and the attorney for Smith's boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, have until 2 p.m. Tuesday to respond to the challenge. The appeals court will then review all the materials and may seek oral arguments or decide the case based on briefs.
Court Allows Challenge From Smith's Mom
Tuesday, February 27, 2007WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A Florida appeals court issued a stay Monday in the dispute over Anna Nicole Smith's body, ruling that her remains cannot be moved to the Bahamas until the judges hear a challenge from the starlet's estranged mother.
The Florida 4th District Court of Appeal is considering a request by Virgie Arthur to overturn a trial judge's decision giving control of Smith's body to the attorney for the centerfold's infant daughter. That attorney decided Smith should be buried in the Bahamas beside her 20-year-old son, who died last year of apparent drug-related causes.
Arthur has been seeking to bury her daughter in her native Texas.
Florida appeals court to consider custody of Smith's body
Tuesday, February 27, 2007The fate of Anna Nicole Smith's body is now in the hands of three appeals court judges who will decide whether to overturn a trial court ruling that meant the model would be buried in the Bahamas.
The Florida 4th District Court of Appeal is considering a petition filed Monday by the centerfold's estranged mother, Virgie Arthur, who challenged the trial court's decision last week that gave control of Smith's body to an attorney for Smith's infant daughter.
The advocate for the child, Richard Milstein, and the attorney for Smith's boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, have until 2 p.m. Tuesday to respond to the challenge. The appeals court will then review all the materials and may seek oral arguments or decide the case based on briefs.
Judge makes no ruling on custody of Anna Nicole Smith's baby
Monday, February 26, 2007NASSAU, Bahamas Anna Nicole Smith's mother and an ex-boyfriend fought for custody of her infant daughter in court today but the judge made no ruling -- leaving the baby in the care of the former model's partner Howard K- Stern.John O'Quinn -- an attorney for Smith's mother Vergie Arthur -- says Arthur asked to see her granddaughter. But the judge said she needs permission from Stern, who is listed on five-month-old Dannielynn's birth certificate as the father.O'Quinn says -- quote -- "We want a ...
Judge in Smith case won't reconsider
Monday, February 26, 2007WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A judge on Monday declined to reconsider his ruling over who controls where Anna Nicole Smith should be buried, as her estranged mother turned to an appeals court for help getting custody of the starlet's body.
Lawyers for Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur, want the 4th District Court of Appeal to reconsider Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin's tearful ruling that gave the attorney for the centerfold's infant daughter the right to decide the burial plans. That attorney said Smith should be laid to rest next to her son in the Bahamas.
Arthur wants Smith buried in her native Texas. She filed an emergency motion Friday asking Seidlin to reconsider his decision, but he declined Monday morning, saying he wanted to preserve Smith's dignity by having the funeral occur as quickly as possible.
Smith's mother asks appeals court to overturn burial decision
Monday, February 26, 2007WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Anna Nicole Smith's estranged mother asked an appeals court Monday to overturn a judge's decision over who controls where the starlet should be buried. Hours after mother Virgie Arthur asked the appeals court to get involved, Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin declined to block his own tearful decision from Thursday that the attorney for the centerfold's infant daughter had the rights to the body. That attorney decided she should be buried next to her son in the Bahama...
Florida appeals court issues stay
Monday, February 26, 2007A Florida appeals court issued a stay Monday in the dispute over Anna Nicole Smith's body, ruling that her remains cannot be moved to the Bahamas until the judges hear a challenge from the starlet's estranged mother.
The Florida 4th District Court of Appeal is considering a request by Virgie Arthur to overturn a trial judge's decision giving control of Smith's body to the attorney for the centerfold's infant daughter. That attorney decided Smith should be buried in the Bahamas beside her 20-year-old son, who died last year of apparent drug-related causes.
Arthur has been seeking to bury her daughter in her native Texas.
Birkhead hopes to see Smith infant soon
Monday, February 26, 2007NASSAU, Bahamas - An ex-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith who claims to be the father of her baby girl said Monday he hopes to see the infant soon as he entered a Bahamian courthouse for a three-way custody battle.
"I hope to get to see her and have her soon," Larry Birkhead told reporters outside the Supreme Court building.
Others expected to seek custody in the closed session are Smith's estranged mother, Virgie Arthur, and Smith's companion, Howard K. Stern, who is listed as the baby's father on the birth certificate.
No ruling on custody of Smith baby
Monday, February 26, 2007NASSAU, Bahamas - Anna Nicole Smith's mother and an ex-boyfriend fought for custody of her infant daughter in court Monday but the judge made no ruling - leaving the baby in the care of the former model's partner Howard K. Stern.
John O'Quinn, an attorney for Smith's mother Vergie Arthur, said Arthur asked to see her granddaughter. But the judge said she needs permission from Stern, who is listed on 5-month-old Dannielynn's birth certificate as the father.
"We want a visit with the baby and Stern won't let us," O'Quinn said.
Court rules that Smith's body cannot be moved
Monday, February 26, 2007WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A Florida appeals court issued a stay Monday in the dispute over Anna Nicole Smith's body, ruling that her remains cannot be moved to the Bahamas until the judges hear a challenge from the starlet's estranged mother.
The Florida 4th District Court of Appeal agreed to hear Virgie Arthur's request to overturn a trial judge's decision giving control of Smith's body to the attorney for the centerfold's infant daughter. That attorney decided she should be buried next to her son in the Bahamas.
Arthur has been seeking to bury her daughter in her native Texas. The court gave other attorneys in the case until 2 p.m. Tuesday to respond to the challenge.
Smith's mother files burial appeal
Monday, February 26, 2007WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Anna Nicole Smith's estranged mother asked an appeals court Monday to overturn a judge's decision over who controls where the starlet should be buried.
Lawyers for Virgie Arthur want the 4th District Court of Appeal to reconsider Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin's tearful ruling that gave the attorney for the centerfold's infant daughter the rights to decide the burial plans. That attorney said Smith should be laid to rest next to her son in the Bahamas.
Arthur wants Smith buried in her native Texas. She filed an emergency motion Friday asking Seidlin to reconsider his decision on Thursday, but he did not rule. That prompted Monday's appeal.
Anna Nicole Smith's Mother Appeals Burial Ruling
Monday, February 26, 2007Anna Nicole Smith's estranged mother asked an appeals court Monday to overturn a judge's decision over who controls where the starlet should be buried.
Lawyers for Virgie Arthur want the 4th District Court of Appeal to reconsider Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin's tearful ruling that gave the attorney for the centerfold's infant daughter the rights to decide the burial plans. That attorney said Smith should be laid to rest next to her son in the Bahamas.
Arthur wants Smith buried in her native Texas. She filed an emergency motion Friday asking Seidlin to reconsider his decision on Thursday, but he did not rule. That prompted Monday's appeal.
Smith's mother files appeal
Monday, February 26, 2007WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Anna Nicole Smith's estranged mother asked an appeals court Monday to overturn a judge's decision over who controls where the starlet should be buried.
Lawyers for Virgie Arthur want the 4th District Court of Appeal to reconsider Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin's tearful ruling that gave the attorney for the centerfold's infant daughter the rights to decide the burial plans. That attorney said Smith should be laid to rest next to her son in the Bahamas.
Arthur wants Smith buried in her native Texas. She filed an emergency motion Friday asking Seidlin to reconsider his decision on Thursday, but he did not rule. That prompted Monday's appeal.
Anna Nicole Smith fight goes to Bahamas
Monday, February 26, 2007NASSAU, Bahamas - Legal experts predict Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, will have a tough time winning custody of her baby when the case moves to the Supreme Court of the Bahamas on Monday.
Howard K. Stern, the former model's partner, is listed on the birth certificate as the father and "there is a very strong legal presumption that what is stated in that document is accurate," said Thomas A. E. Evans, a prominent Bahamas attorney.
Birkhead, a Los Angeles-based photographer, also must contend with a competing claim from Virgie Arthur, Smith's mother, who has said she could provide a more stable home for Dannielynn than Stern and should therefore be awarded custody of the girl - who could inherit a fortune.
Attorney: No Smith funeral before Tues.
Monday, February 26, 2007FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Anna Nicole Smith's funeral will not take place before Tuesday, the court-appointed attorney for the starlet's baby daughter said Saturday.
Richard C. Milstein said in a statement he was working as quickly as possible on the funeral details for the former Playboy centerfold, who died in a Florida hotel Feb. 8 at age 39.
Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin ruled Thursday to let Milstein decide where to bury Smith. Milstein agreed with Smith's longtime companion, Howard K. Stern, to bury her in the Bahamas next to her son.
Smith Legal Battle Shifts To Bahamas
Monday, February 26, 2007NASSAU, Bahamas -- Legal experts predict Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, will have a tough time winning custody of her baby when the case moves to the Supreme Court of the Bahamas on Monday.
Howard K. Stern, the former model's partner, is listed on the birth certificate as the father and "there is a very strong legal presumption that what is stated in that document is accurate," said Thomas A. E. Evans, a prominent Bahamas attorney.
Birkhead, a Los Angeles-based photographer, also must contend with a competing claim from Virgie Arthur, Smith's mother, who has said she could provide a more stable home for Dannielynn than Stern and should therefore be awarded custody of the girl -- who could inherit a fortune.
Legal fight in Anna Nicole Smith fallout shifts to Bahamas Monday
Monday, February 26, 2007NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) -- Legal experts predict Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, will have a tough time winning custody of her baby when the case moves to the Supreme Court of the Bahamas on Monday. Howard K. Stern, the former model's partner, is listed on the birth certificate as the father and "there is a very strong legal presumption that what is stated in that document is accurate," said Thomas A. E. Evans, a prominent Bahamas attorney. Birkhead, a Los Angeles-based photog...
Legal fight in Anna Nicole Smith fallout shifts to Bahamas
Monday, February 26, 2007NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) -- Legal experts predict Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, will have a tough time winning custody of her baby when the case moves to the Supreme Court of the Bahamas on Monday. Howard K. Stern, the former model's partner, is listed on the birth certificate as the father and "there is a very strong legal presumption that what is stated in that document is accurate," said Thomas A. E. Evans, a prominent Bahamas attorney. Birkhead, a Los Angeles-based photog...
Anna Nicole saga stirs Bahamas media frenzy
Sunday, February 25, 2007NASSAU, Bahamas - Across the street from the luxury waterfront home where Anna Nicole Smith lived, Fox network cameramen stake out an empty lot waiting for the white gates to swing open.
Around the corner, freelance photographer Richard Hokemeir keeps watch from the top of a stepladder perched in the flatbed of his conspicuously parked Ford Ranger pickup.
And in beachfront hotels, a frenzied gaggle of U.S. journalists have transformed suites into makeshift newsrooms as producers and writers run down the newest plot-twisting lead in the Smith saga and map out their next move.
Anna Nicole Smith dies after collapsing at Florida hotel; tabloid bombshell was 39
Sunday, February 25, 2007HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) -- Anna Nicole Smith, the pneumatic blonde whose life played out as an extraordinary tabloid tale -- Playboy centerfold, jeans model, bride of an octogenarian oil tycoon, reality-show subject, tragic mother -- died Thursday after collapsing at a hotel. She was 39.
She was stricken while staying at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and was rushed to a hospital. Edwina Johnson, chief investigator for the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office, said the cause of death was under investigation and an autopsy would be done on Friday.
Just five months ago, Smith's 20-year-old son, Daniel, died suddenly in the Bahamas in what was believed to be a drug-related death.
No plans to bury Smith before Tuesday
Sunday, February 25, 2007FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Anna Nicole Smith's funeral won't take place before Tuesday.
That word today from the court-appointed attorney for Smith's baby daughter. Richard Milstein says he's working on the funeral details.
A Florida judge left it up to Milstein to decide where to bury Smith. Milstein agreed with Smith's longtime companion, Howard K. Stern, that she should be buried in the Bahamas next to her son.
Why should the Oscars hog the fun?
Sunday, February 25, 2007Tonight, the Academy Awards will air and I will be watching something else.
Sure, I will miss the latest Hollywood fashions, which actress comes closest to baring it all, and how many thank-you speeches approach the pain level of dental surgery. This is my loss, and I accept it.
But that doesn't mean I can't honor the spirit of the awards season with some handouts of my own. After all, there are plenty of people - from the Treasure Coast to the Left Coast - who deserve recognition for all that they do. Like it or not.
A lurid story meets an odd Broward judge
Sunday, February 25, 2007The world officially went nuts late Wednesday afternoon.
That's when an e-mail arrived from a company called HCD Research, which "provides the media and general public with a venue to view Americans' perceptions of popular and controversial media events and advertisements." You probably can guess the "popular and controversial media event."
Right. It was the hearing to determine who would decide the burial place of Anna Nicole Smith. HCD Research wanted everyone to know that more women (41 percent) than men (31 percent) believed that Howard K. Stern - isn't it fitting that such a shlock media show would feature someone named Howard Stern? - was credible when he testified before Broward County Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin. Mr. Stern claims to be the father of Ms. Smith's daughter. If true, he would control what the 5-month-old girl inherited from her mother.
No funeral for Anna Nicole Smith before Tuesday, attorney says
Saturday, February 24, 2007Anna Nicole Smith's funeral will not take place before Tuesday, the court-appointed attorney for the starlet's baby daughter said Saturday.
Richard C. Milstein said in a statement he was working as quickly as possible on the funeral details for the former Playboy centerfold, who died in a Florida hotel Feb. 8 at age 39.
Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin ruled Thursday to let Milstein decide where to bury Smith. Milstein agreed with Smith's longtime companion, Howard K. Stern, to bury her in the Bahamas next to her son.
Lawyer: No Anna Nicole Funeral Before Tuesday
Saturday, February 24, 2007Anna Nicole Smith's funeral will not take place before Tuesday, the court-appointed attorney for the starlet's baby daughter said Saturday.
Richard C. Milstein said in a statement he was working as quickly as possible on the funeral details for the former Playboy centerfold, who died in a Florida hotel Feb. 8 at age 39.
Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin ruled Thursday to let Milstein decide where to bury Smith. Milstein agreed with Smith's longtime companion, Howard K. Stern, to bury her in the Bahamas next to her son.
Attorney for Anna Nicole Smith's daughter says no funeral before Tuesday
Saturday, February 24, 2007FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Anna Nicole Smith's funeral will not take place before Tuesday, the court-appointed attorney for the starlet's baby daughter said Saturday.
Richard C. Milstein said in a statement he was working as quickly as possible on the funeral details for the former Playboy centerfold, who died in a Florida hotel Feb. 8 at age 39.
Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin ruled Thursday to let Milstein decide where to bury Smith. Milstein agreed with Smith's longtime companion, Howard K. Stern, to bury her in the Bahamas next to her son.
Anna's Nicole's mom not giving up fight
Saturday, February 24, 2007MIAMI - Attorneys for Anna Nicole Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur, filed an emergency motion Friday asking a Broward judge not to release the model's remains.
Judge Larry Seidlin left the Broward Courthouse on Friday without any word on how he might rule in the matter, a day after deciding a court-appointed guardian for Smith's 5-month-old daughter, Dannielynn, would have final say in where Smith is buried. The guardian, Richard Milstein, has decided Smith should be buried in the Bahamas beside her son, Daniel, who died last fall at age 20.
Attorneys for Arthur, who instead want Smith buried in Texas, where Arthur lives, are seeking a reversal of Seidlin's decision from the Fourth District Court of Appeal.
Custody Battle Switches From Smith To Daughter
Saturday, February 24, 2007FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Lawyers for Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend asked a judge Friday to step into the paternity case over the former Playboy Playmate's baby, but the judge said he doubted he had that authority.
Smith's boyfriend Howard K. Stern is listed on Dannielynn's birth certificate as her father, but two other men claim to have fathered Smith's 5-month-old daughter, Dannielynn.
Los Angeles photographer Larry Birkhead, Smith's ex-boyfriend, originally requested DNA testing in California but then asked that his case be moved to Florida, where Smith died two weeks ago.
Frankly, Rhett and Scarlett may be heading to the stage
Saturday, February 24, 2007For the first time, a stage musical version of "Gone With the Wind" is being prepared, possibly with Hugh Jackman in the Rhett Butler role, Fox News reported Friday. Jill Pace, an up-and-coming stage actress with more than a passing resemblance to Vivien Leigh, is being eyed for the Scarlett O'Hara role. The show would have its birth in London's West End, according Fox News columnist Roger Friedman.
Reportedly, the musical would be based more on Margaret Mitchell's original novel than on the movie version. Which means it would be a somewhat more somber story. "If you remember, Scarlett is really left with the slaves, and they become her family," a production insider told Friedman. "That will be more of the emphasis of the story, with Rhett more of a darker, more complicated character."
ANNA NICOLE SMITH UPDATE: The epic battle between Anna Nicole Smith's mom and boyfriend resumed Friday, when the mom, Virgie Arthur, filed an emergency request to block Smith's burial in the Bahamas.
Attorney for Anna Nicole Smith's baby says no funeral
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Attorney for Anna Nicole Smith's baby says no funeral
Attorney: No funeral for Anna Nicole before Tuesday
Saturday, February 24, 2007Attorney: No funeral for Anna Nicole before Tuesday
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Smith's daughter's attorney says no funeral before Tuesday
Saturday, February 24, 2007FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Anna Nicole Smith's funeral will not take place before Tuesday, the court-appointed attorney for the starlet's baby daughter said Saturday.
In a news release from a public relations company, Richard C. Milstein said he was working as quickly as possible to finalize the details of the funeral for the former Playboy centerfold, who died in a Florida hotel Feb. 8.
Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin ruled Thursday to let Milstein, the court-appointed attorney for 5-month old Dannielynn, decide where to bury Smith. Milstein chose the Bahamas, as Smith's companion Howard K. Stern had said Smith wanted.
Smith's mom files to block burial
Saturday, February 24, 2007CELEBRITY: Courts juggle paternity, guardianship cases
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Smith's mother fights island burial
Saturday, February 24, 2007Anna Nicole Smith's mother filed an emergency request Friday to block her burial in the Bahamas, hours after attorneys for the model's ex-boyfriend asked a judge to step into the paternity case over Smith's baby.
Virgie Arthur filed the request with Judge Larry Seidlin, who a day earlier allowed the attorney for Smith's baby daughter to decide where the model could be buried. Arthur had sought to bury Smith in her native Texas.
Earlier Friday, another judge said he doubted he had jurisdiction in the dispute over who fathered Smith's daughter, 5-month-old Dannielynn.
Anna Nicole Smith's mother, boyfriend square off
Saturday, February 24, 2007After feuding over where to bury Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy Playmate's mother and boyfriend are now preparing for another fight — this time in the Bahamas, for custody of Smith's 5-month-old daughter.
The grandmother, Virgie Arthur, claims she could provide a more stable home for the infant, who could inherit a fortune. She wants to wrest guardianship from Howard K. Stern, who is listed as Dannielynn's father on the birth certificate but faces a three-way paternity dispute.
A hearing on Monday is not likely to resemble Thursday's bizarre courtroom scene in Florida, where a weeping judge announced before news cameras that he wanted Smith buried in the Bahamas.
Fight Over Smith's Body, Baby Drags On
Saturday, February 24, 2007FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Anna Nicole Smith's estranged mother filed an emergency request Friday to block her burial in the Bahamas, hours after attorneys for the centerfold's ex-boyfriend asked a judge to step into the paternity case over Smith's baby.
Virgie Arthur filed the request with Judge Larry Seidlin, who a day earlier allowed the attorney for Smith's baby daughter to decide where the model could
Smith's final resting place remains in dispute
Saturday, February 24, 2007FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The ongoing tug-of-war over Anna Nicole Smith's remains appears to be on standstill until at least Monday.
Smith's estranged mother asked a Broward, Fla., judge Friday to reconsider his decision to let the court-appointed guardian for Smith's baby daughter decide where to bury the former Playboy centerfold.
The guardian, Miami-based attorney Richard Milstein, has said arrangements are underway to bury Smith alongside her beloved son in Nassau, Bahamas. His unmarked gravesite and the house where she once lived have become tourist destinations.
Anna Nicole Smith to be buried in Bahamas near son after judge gives control to baby's lawyer
Friday, February 23, 2007FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. ? Anna Nicole Smith will be buried in the Bahamas, alongside her son, it was announced Thursday after a tearful judge left the decision up to the attorney for the model's baby daughter.
Richard Milstein, the court-appointed lawyer for 5-month-old Dannielynn, announced the plans not long after a judge gave him control of Smith's final resting place. He gave no timeframe for the burial.
Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin steered a surprise middle course in a dispute that became more urgent by the day when the medical examiner warned that Smith's body was rapidly decomposing.
Anna Nicole Smith will be buried in Florida
Friday, February 23, 2007FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Everyone expected the heated six-day hearing over the right to bury Anna Nicole Smith to last one more day.
But Broward Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin bluffed everyone.
His ruling came Thursday, a day before he'd said he would decide and an hour before an impending deadline for the feuding parties to submit their final recommendations to the court.
Anna Nicole's Former Assistant Blasts Stern
Friday, February 23, 2007"You never slept in the same bed with Anna! You crawled in there after she fell asleep. She never invited you to her bed," said Kim Walther in her blog. Friday, February 23, 2007
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Friday, February 23, 2007After four days of testimony, and a judge's ruling Thursday, there's still no end in sight in the battle for Anna Nicole Smith's body.
Thursday, a teary-eyed Judge Larry Seidlin ruled in Florida Circuit Court that Richard Milstein, the court-appointed guardian of Smith's baby, Dannielynn, would have custody of Smith's remains so they could finally be put to rest.
Seidlin said he wanted the body interred in the Bahamas, next to Smith's son, Daniel, who died in September. That's the solution Howard K. Stern, Anna Nicole's lawyer, who says he's the father of Dannielynn, sought.
Disputes In Smith Saga Move To Bahamas
Friday, February 23, 2007NASSAU, Bahamas - With a feud over Anna Nicole Smith's res