A Los Angeles judge named Anna Nicole Smith's 18-month-old daughter, Dannielynn, the sole heir to her estate on Tuesday, according to City News Service.
Back in October, Howard K. Stern filed papers with Los Angeles Superior Court seeking to clarify Smith's intentions in her July 2001 will, which was written five years before Dannielynn was born.
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"We and Mr. Stern always believed that Anna Nicole never intended to disinherit her daughter," Stern's lawyer, Bruce S. Ross, told reporters after the hearing on Tuesday. "I'm pleased to say this chapter in the saga is closed."
In addition, Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff also established a trust on Dannielynn's behalf, with Stern and her father, Larry Birkhead, as the co-trustees.
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Under the ruling, little Dannielynn could stand to inherit millions of dollars from the estate of Smith's second husband, billionaire J. Howard Marshall.
Although Marshall left much of his fortune to Smith, his family has been fighting that decision.
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When Smith drafted her will in 2001, it stated that "although she did not expect to have any children in the future, if she did, she wanted them to share equally in the trust created for [her son] Daniel."
Daniel Smith died three days after Dannielynn's birth in September 2006. He was 20.
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Neither Stern nor Birkhead were present in court today on Tuesday, according to CNS.
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angel of mercyLarry please take good care of this child and do not put her in the spotlight of celebrities! She is a child of God and He is thankful you are taking good care of her! She needs to be in church of your choice and let her know about Jesus! Your lives will go much better; if you have a relationship with Jesus! If you don't know Him; get to know Him It will be the best advice you will evereport abuseposted September 12, 2008 6:41 AM PDT
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grubbowlWhy can't this little girl grow up with the closest thing to a normal life than Larry Burkhead is trying to provide for her? I don't understand why Howard Stern is allowed to be the co-executor of Dannielynnn's trust. He may have been Anna Nichole's boyfriend and lawyer (talk about your conflict of interest), but he should have no right to any money now that Annareport abuseposted September 12, 2008 12:26 AM PDT
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harleydiva41omg people are cruel. opinions are like ***holes, everybody has one! the kid is innocent and hearing negative things like this about her mom, will make her turn out just like her. She was beautiful, people just took advantage of that and her son was the most important person in her life, loosing him, was very hard for her to deal with and stern was right there taking advantage of her.report abuseposted September 11, 2008 8:27 PM PDT
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Marie Odoes her dad derive any money from nicoles estate? if not is that why he sells his daughters picture to everyone. i would be so worried about her if i was him. to many weirdos out there.report abuseposted September 11, 2008 7:17 PM PDT
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danii think these people posting these bad comments about nicole are evil evil people and jealous that this woman could make it on looks and sex,she was a beautiful caring woman who had no one but her son to talk to,and believe me she is in heaven because jesus knows her you don,treport abuseposted September 11, 2008 5:35 PM PDT
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dnt hate pplzyes she was :preport abuseposted September 5, 2008 8:12 AM PDT
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dnt hate pplzgeo is rite [[i think]]report abuseposted September 5, 2008 8:12 AM PDT
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SuziQ59anna was not dumb.She came from a poor life, she used the only thing she had to make her way in this world, her looks. I wish she could have found better people to guide her with her career and support her in life if that had of happen then maybe she could have done so much more with her life.report abuseposted July 14, 2008 4:44 PM PDT
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Omgthis loser is using his daughter to extend his 15 mins. I think Howard would of kept her out of the public eye, which would be better for this innocent little girl...report abuseposted March 5, 2008 5:19 PM PST
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was she named after her bro? is daniel her brother? anyway who's lynn?report abuseposted March 5, 2008 4:23 PM PST
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