18-month-old Dannielynn Birkhead has been named the sole heir to the estate of her late mother, Anna Nicole Smith.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge, Mitchell Beckloff handed down the ruling yesterday. A trust was set up in Dannielynn's name, with her dad, Larry, and estate executor, Howard Stern, named as co-trustees.

The judge upheld a petition filed by Stern.

Anna Nicole drafted a will in 2001, five years before Dannielynn was born. Her only heir at the time was her son Daniel. When Daniel died three days after Dannielynn was born, followed shortly by his mother, the issue of who would legally inherit Anna Nicole's fortune became murky. If Anna Nicole's estate wins an ongoing court fight with the family of her late husband, J. Howard Marshall, then Dannielynn could stand to inherit millions of dollars.

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Kevin Federline and Larry Birkhead both share the number 7 spot on Details magazine's "Good Father" list!

I guess the criteria for this award must have been the man who chose the most messed-up blonde bimbo to impregnate! I know we shouldn't speak ill of the dead, but c'mon now, what do Anna Nicole Smith and Britney Spears have in common? Woes, woes, and more (self-inflicted) woes!

The decision makers at Details probably made this list tongue-in-cheek. Or, they could be mistaking ego-tripping custody battles for actual paternal care.

Larry Birkhead and his 1-year-old daughter Dannielynn Smith are in talks about doing a reality tv show about their lives together. Dannielynn is the daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith, who also had a reality show. Us Magazine states that Larry said, “It's basically the day in the life of daddy duties.”

On Monday, September 10, Dannielynn Smith Birkhead turned one-year-old. Her father Larry Birkhead threw a party for her in Kentucky.

This is also the same day, in the same hospital, that her half brother Daniel died tragically at the age of 20. Her mother, Anna Nicole Smith went downward from this time on and died just five months later from a drug overdose.

According to TMZ, an official inquest into Daniel's death has still not begun, and its start date continues to be delayed.

Birkhead spent his first Father's Day with his 9-month-old daughter Dannielynn on Sunday. On Tuesday he was named guardian of the late Anna Nicole Smith's baby. "I spent lots of time with her," Birkhead said after the hearing. "Just private time. We had a great day."

They recently moved into Anna Nicole's LA mansion and everything in it will belong to Dannielynn. Howard Stern, Anna's then-boyfriend, was there to help Birkhead move in. The two were once rivals and fought over the baby's paternity. Now that everything is out, the two decided to be civil for Dannielynn's sake. Larry does not have a problem letting people from Anna's life see baby Dannielynn, including Howard.

"Honestly, for me, it was really hard," Stern told People. "I was with her when she picked out that house, and for me, pretty much every item brings back memories. And I'm still having problems even accepting the fact that Anna and Daniel are gone. Anna Nicole was my whole joy in life, my whole reason for being." Daniel was Anna's son that passed away at the age of 20.

Stern says that Dannielynn is "the most famous baby in America," but he hopes the attention will cool off: "Hopefully you will give her some respect and allow her to lead a normal life, or at least as normal of a life as possible."

Stern goes on to say that "Dannielynn seems just as happy as can be. I wish that Anna could see her now. It's just horrible that she can't."

Looks like Larry Birkhead is keeping Anna Nicole's Daughter, Dannielynn, from the spotlight. He had her covered with a blanket as he arrived at the Larry King Live show yesterday.

Larry Birkhead left the Bahamas to return to the United States with Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, Dannielynn, today.

Birkhead, 34, and the 7-month-old infant landed briefly in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., before continuing on to Louisville, Ky., where Birkhead's family lives according to Access Hollywood. Larry plans on staying in Louisville for a few weeks. Dannielynn met some of her family members and will continue to meet more.

Larry was waiting for the okay from a Bahama judge to bring the infant to the U.S. Also, there was a new birth certificate issued naming Birkhead as the father states the Associated Press. Howard K. Stern was on there before the death of Anna Nicole.

Virgie Arthur is the mother to the late Anna Nicole Smith. She took Larry Birkhead, the biological father to Dannielynn Smith, back to court again.

Virgie wants Birkhead to keep the baby in the Bahamas but he lives in the United States. She claims that he will fail to bring the baby back for a custody hearing set for June 8th. His lawyer says that he has every intention on following the law and going to the hearing.

The Bahamas judge ruled against Arthur and the jurists called her claim "weak". They ordered her to pay $3000 in attorney's fees for wasting the courts' time according to People. The ruling frees Birkhead to take the baby back to the United States. 

He'll leave for the U.S. with Dannielynn once he has her birth certificate corrected to list himself as the father instead of Howard Stern.

Stern was also at Friday's court session. According to People, he said he would back Birkhead for however many years it takes for the custody battle to be fought with Arthur. When asked if he would visit the child, Stern answered, "If Larry let's me."

Here are the first pictures of Anna Nicole Smith's baby, Dannielynn, and the biological father, Larry Birkhead. It was determined by a paternity test last week that he is the father not Howard Stern, Anna's former lawyer and boyfriend.

OK! magazine has exclusive rights to the pictures. All proceeds from the photos will be put in a trust fund for Dannielynn.

In the magazine, Birkhead reveals that just three days before Dannielynn's birth, Anna sent him an e-mail saying, "Don't fall in love again, I'd be a bit jealous." Interestingly, Birkhead states that contrary to what people may think, Howard K. Stern, has been "a great help" with the baby, but adds, "Howard did things for Anna that no one wanted to. I actually feel sorry for Howard."

As far as Anna's mother is concerned, Larry says Virgie's not his enemy. "If she wants to be a grandmother, she can be a grandmother, my mom wants to be a grandmother too, but I'm not going to sign a paper saying so, it's just not right."

There will be a custody hearing on Friday in the Bahamas.

Larry Birkhead was spotted buying more clothes at a local baby store for Dannielynn. He must be absolutely sure that the baby is his and not Howard Stern's because this is not the first time he has been spotted buying baby stuff.

The long battle for paternity of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, Dannielynn, should be over soon. Last week a judge ordered Howard to give up DNA so this saga can be over and the baby can be with the right guy.