Anna Nicole Smith's Baby to Get Court Ordered DNA Test
By Cris Bergman
Mar 16, 2007
Despite the fact that Anna Nicole Smith's ex boyfriend Larry Birkhead has fired his attorney, it appears that a DNA test will be performed to determine who the father is of Anna Nicole Smith's baby Dannielynn Hope. According to a report from AOL's TMZ.Com the judge in the paternity dispute over Anna Nicole's baby has made it clear -- DNA testing is about to happen.
Sources say the judge has ordered the parties back in court Tuesday where experts in the DNA field will be called to testify. It is unclear whether some or all of the DNA samples will already have been taken for Tuesday's hearing.
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Us Weekly magazine had reported earlier that Larry Birkhead and Virgie Arthur arrived separately in the Bahamas on Friday afternoon to attend a crucial court hearing in the ongoing fight for custody of Anna Nicole Smith’s 6-month old daughter, Dannielynn.
The judge will determine if Howard K Stern is required to submit to a paternity test, even though he is listed on the baby’s birth certificate as her father. It is Birkhead’s hope that the DNA testing will take place today.
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Both Stern and Birkhead claim to be Dannielynn’s biological father. Birkhead, 34, says that he’s anticipating a positive outcome to today’s hearing. “I’m hoping for the best,” he says. “I’m hoping for good news.”
The report also notes that says that he has confidence in the Bahamian court system. Birkhead arrived with his Bahamian lawyer, Emmrick Knowles, after his American attorney, Debra Opri and he parted ways.