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On or about October 11, 2006

"Anna Nicole Smith's Bahaman Lawyer Quits." The Daily Dish

This is Michael Scott who was Anna's lead estate attorney and was also the lawyer for Daniel Smith's Estate.

Sounds like there was a huge battle. He wasn't happy about Anna marrying Howard before Daniel was laid to rest and lots of other conflicts. Scott sent Anna an official letter regarding the circumstances of withdrawing from the case.

I'll try to find another reference to this to verify the date.

Some Freepers were discussing the passport issue over the weekend. I ran across this Bahama article a few minutes ago.

To Have A Passport Or Not

On 23rd January 2007, all U.S. citizens were required by law to have a passport if they are returning by air from the Caribbean region including The Bahamas and Bermuda. The hotel sector has been concerned about the advantage that this gives to cruise passengers who will not need to do so until 2009 and have been lobbying for the effort, which is known as the Western Hemisphere Passport Initiative, to be postponed. The Foreign Ministers of the region were able to negotiate the present implementation date which is one year later than originally planned. Tourism Ministers took over the issue following that.

There was confusion in Nassau last week when it was announced that a waiver had been granted for The Bahamas that would no longer require passengers to travel to the US with their passports. The US Embassy has clarified the issue saying that the passport initiative is still in place and that there has been no waiver.

What has happened is that in their regulations there are two phases of implementation of the initiative. The first phase requires a flexible approach. You will not be stopped if you don’t have a passport but told you must get a passport once you produce proof of citizenship. In the second phase there will be strict enforcement of the rules. However, before that phase can be implemented, there must be 30 days notice given to the airline carriers that strict enforcement is coming.

http://www.bahamasuncensored.com/Jan07.html