Lawyers battle over Anna Nicole's corpse, baby
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - Lawyers for former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and her mother jousted over her corpse on Tuesday, making little headway in legal skirmishing over where she should be buried.
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Former Playboy pinup Anna Nicole Smith was laid to rest in the Bahamas on Friday as a flock of doves flew skyward, following a three-week battle for her corpse and amid legal wrangling over her 5-month-old baby.
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The drawn-out court battle over what to do with Anna Nicole Smith's body has a new sense of urgency: the starlet's remains are decomposing more quickly than expected and a public viewing could be in danger.
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Legal authorities faced an ethical dilemma over whether doctors should continue to prolong the life of a nine-month-old baby who suffers from a rare genetic disorder.
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Anna Nicole Smith's body was ordered Wednesday to be held for DNA testing in the paternity dispute involving the former Playboy Playmate's partner, her 5-month old daughter and another man, a judge ruled.
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A lawyer representing one of the men claiming to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's infant daughter alleged Monday that there is "fraud" in the child's birth certificate. As she spoke to reporters outside a Bahamas court, her client, Larry Birkhead, smiled and gave a thumbs up sign.
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The body of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith cannot be taken immediately to the Bahamas for burial, a Florida appeals court ruled on Monday.
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A lawyer for one of three men claiming to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby asked a judge Tuesday to order late Playboy model's partner, Howard K. Stern, to come to California and provide a DNA sample.
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With the bitterly contested question of where to bury Anna Nicole Smith settled &#151; at least for the moment &#151; the melodramatic court fight shifted Friday to who gets custody of the former Playboy Playmate's baby, who could inherit millions.
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HOLLYWOOD, Fla.  &#151; Two men claiming to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby are now battling over the late model's body.
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Custody of the body of former centerfold Anna Nicole Smith was awarded Thursday to the guardian for her 5-month-old daughter, Dannielynn. In a brief show of unity, all the parties who had fought for the body said Smith would now be buried in the Bahamas. Less than an hour later, an attorney told CNN that Smith's mom was appealing the decision.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A Florida judge added more uncertainty to the paternity battle over former Playboy centerfold Anna Nicole Smith's baby on Friday when he said he wasn't sure he had jurisdiction over the case.
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By MICHAEL MELIA NASSAU, Bahamas - The examiner who performed a second autopsy Sunday on Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son said he could not yet determine the cause of death. Cyril Wecht, a forensic pathologist who gained fame as a critic of the government's probe into John F.
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The guardian of Anna Nicole Smith's infant daughter is awarded custody of the ex-model's body.
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A man accused of murdering his US wife and baby is expected to fight a request for a DNA sample.
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Anna Nicole Smith's mother is scheduled to take the stand again Wednesday in a dramatic hearing over who has the right to bury the former Playboy playmate.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - Former Playboy centerfold Anna Nicole Smith will be buried in the Bahamas next to her dead son after an agreement was reached to end a two-week legal feud over her corpse, lawyers said on Thursday.