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October 16, 2007
Anna Nicole Smith Update
According to Lawyer for Smith's Baby Wants Payment, MSN Movies News, Oct. 15, 2007,
The attorney who represented Anna Nicole Smith's infant daughter in the rancorous dispute over the starlet's body is seeking nearly $200,000 for his work.
Richard Milstein served as the court-appointed guardian ad litem for Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead. He has filed paperwork in state court in Broward County seeking $198,493.98 from a trust set up in Dannielynn's name.
Attorneys for the girl's father, Larry Birkhead, and Smith's longtime companion, Howard K. Stern, say Milstein's bill would exhaust nearly the entirety of an estimated $200,000 remaining in the trust, though the girl could eventually inherit millions more.
Milstein claims that for over two weeks, he had to devote virtually all of his time to this case.
Birkhead and Stern's lawyers claim that the amount sought is unconscionable and that Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur, should pay part of the bill.
The hearing is scheduled for November 8, 2007.
Special thanks to Neda Jahansouz (J.D. Candidate, Texas Tech University School of Law) for bringing this development to my attention.
October 16, 2007 in Current Events, Guardianship | Permalink
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Not knowing what Milstein's normal rates are I think he would be hard pressed to collect all $198K especially if Howard and Larry can show that it would empty the trust set up for Dannielynn. And as far as her possibly inheriting millions, I believe that is in serious doubt as well, there are more than adequate estate planning documents from both J. Howard Marshall and Anna Nicole Smith herself which would prohibit Dannielynn's receiving any funds from the Marshall's in respect to her being Anna's sole heir.
Posted by: Gary | Oct 18, 2007 2:40:06 PM
