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Anna's body to be preserved
09/02/2007 20:07 - (SA)
Los Angeles - A judge on Friday refused to order an emergency DNA test on Anna Nicole Smith as part of a paternity suit involving her infant daughter, but he ordered that her body be preserved until a hearing on February 20, attorneys said.
Two men are contesting the paternity of five-month-old daughter Dannielynn, and experts say the custody decision could determine the child's inheritance.
With major legal issues undecided, Smith's legacy could take years to untangle and could leave the baby girl with millions of dollars or nothing at all.
The former Playboy playmate died on Thursday after collapsing at a Florida hotel. She was 39.
Larry Birkhead, a former boyfriend of Smith, claims he is the father of the child. But Attorney Howard K Stern, Smith's most recent companion, is listed on Dannielynn's birth certificate as her father.
If it is determined Stern is the biological father and if he was legally married to Smith - which has yet to be established - Stern, not Dannielynn, would likely inherit Smith's estate, experts say.
- AP
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