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Baby Daughter Is Anna Nicole's Only Heir

Court ruling means Dannielynn may inherit billions

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(Newser) – Anna Nicole Smith’s 18-month-old daughter is sole heir to the ex-model's estate, a Los Angeles court ruled today. Dannielynn stands to inherit billions if the ongoing legal dispute over the fortune of Smith's second husband, J. Howard Marshall, is resolved in her mother's favor, People reports. Anna Nicole's will named her son, Daniel, her heir, but he died shortly after Dannielynn was born, the AP reports.

"We and Mr. Stern always believed that Anna Nicole never intended to disinherit her daughter," said a lawyer for Smith's executor, Howard K. Stern. "I'm pleased to say this chapter in the saga is closed." Today's ruling also established a trust in the baby's name with her father, Larry Birkhead, and Stern as co-trustees.

Howard K. Stern, left, Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend, and Richard Milstein , the court-appointed advocate for then 5-month-old Dannielynn, daughter of Anna Nicole Smith, look on during oral arguments at the 4th District Court of Appeal in West Palm Beach, Fla., in this, Feb. 28, 2007, file photo. (AP Photo/Lannis Waters,...
Howard K. Stern, left, Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend, and Richard Milstein , the court-appointed advocate for then 5-month-old Dannielynn, daughter of Anna Nicole Smith, look on during oral arguments...   (Associated Press)
Anna Nicole Smith poses for photographers after arriving for a movie premiere, in this Feb. 14, 2005, file photo, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok/FILE)
Anna Nicole Smith poses for photographers after arriving for a movie premiere, in this Feb. 14, 2005, file photo, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny...   (Associated Press)
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This file photo, originally supplied by "Entertainment Tonight," shows Anna Nicole Smith, holding her daughter, Dannielynn, and her attorney Howard K. Stern during a interview with "Entertainment Tonight",...   (Associated Press)
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In this file photo, originally supplied by the "Entertainment Tonight" celebrity television show, Anna Nicole Smith, holds her daughter, Dannielynn Hope, in the Bahamas on Oct. 28, 2006. Dannielynn...   (Associated Press)
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