Birkhead Close to Taking Baby ‘Home’
By WENN | Saturday, April 21, 2007
HOLLYWOOD - Anna Nicole Smith’s ex-boyfriend Larry Birkhead has edged ever nearer to starting a new life with his baby daughter after a custody hearing in the Bahamas yesterday.
The full details of what was determined behind the courthouse’s closed doors have not been revealed, but Birkhead seemed thrilled with the outcome.
He beamed, “I’m going to be making some travel arrangements pretty soon, so everything’s good for me.
“On my behalf, everything went well and I’m moving towards starting a life with my daughter out of the Bahamas.”
There will be a further hearing next week, where Birkhead and his baby’s travel plans will be determined.
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Birkhead seems confident
By INDERIA SAUNDERS, Guardian Staff Reporter
The court battle for guardianship of Anna Nicole Smith’s seven-month-old daughter, Dannielynn, is ongoing and will continue on until Wednesday, The Guardian has learned.
It’s been almost two weeks since Larry Birkhead was proven to be the father of Dannielynn. However he is still embroiled in custody proceedings, but not with Dannielynn’s former guardian, Howard K. Stern, but Dannielynn’s grandmother, Virgie Arthur.
The legal counsels for all the concerned parties are expected to return to court on Wednesday at 2:30 pm.
But judging on Birkhead’s big smile as he exited the Supreme Court Friday, the legal discussions may soon be drawing to an end and he should walk away full custody of his daughter.
“I gotta call my travel agent,”he said.
Birkhead was followed shortly by Stern who hinted that Arthur may a reason for the delay in Birkhead receiving full custody of the baby claiming that “she proved herself to be what Anna Nicole always told me.”
Arthur is trying to ensure that she is granted Dannielynn’s legal guardian in the event that Birkhead dies, as well as guarantee that she has set visitations once he takes full custody of the baby. Dannielynn has been living with Mr. Stern and her mother, before her death, in the Horizons home on the Eastern Road since her birth.
On April 10 a month long battle between Birkhead and Stern over who was Dannielynn’s birth father came to an end when Larry Birkhead, his hands held high in the air and a brilliant smile on his face, exited the Supreme court and announced “I told you so, I’m the father”.
His declaration, to cheers of congratulations, brought an end to weeks of court proceedings to determine who fathered the late Playboy playmate’s seven-month-old daughter, Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern.
“Larry was determined to be the biological father,” said Dr. Michael Baird, the DNA expert who analyzed the DNA samples of both Birkhead and Dannielynn and concluded that the results were a 99.99 percent match.
Howard K Stern, Smith’s companion at the time of her death and the man listed as the father on Dannielynn’s birth certificate, told a group of journalists standing outside the courthouse that he would not fight Birkhead for custody.
“I am obviously very disappointed, but my feelings for Dannielynn have not changed,” Stern said. “I am not going to fight Larry Birkhead on custody. We’re going to do what we can to make sure that the best interests of Dannielynn are carried out and I’m going to do whatever I can to make sure he gets sole custody.”
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