Report: Howard K. Stern Executor of Anna's Will

ET is reporting that Anna Nicole Smith did, in fact, have a will. According to the show, it was written before the death of her son Daniel and the birth of daughter Dannielynn -- and names Howard K. Stern as the executor.

The document reportedly named Daniel as her sole heir, but now that she had a daughter, Dannielynn is, as of now, Anna's closest next of kin.

A family law expert tells TMZ that disposition will get sticky depending on what happens with the paternity suit and whether or not Anna and Howard's Bahamian commitment ceremony is deemed legally binding by a probate court. One complex issue is that Howard cannot legally be the executor and a beneficiary of the will.

Anna's complicated legal woes have followed her to the morgue.

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46. i am truly sorry this woman died and i am scared to death if that baby winds up with howard k..whats up with that i mean 2 deaths when he is supposedly with each one 1st the son and now the mother bullshit! he is killing this family off he is desperate. anna n. was probably getting ready to get rid of him and he knows that she never loved him,somebody needs to protect that child until he is cleared of these 2 deaths. danilyn needs to be put in protective custody until anna's mom can take her home, i mean a coincedence my ass, somethings not right here!

Posted at 9:34PM on Feb 9th 2007 by lola

47. HKS was in the hotel room with Anna. He was also in the room when Daniel died. He might have been providing them with drugs on purpose.

Posted at 9:42PM on Feb 9th 2007 by bobby

48. columbo......the fact that you think one "troll" is using several names to "spin" a story that is sensitive to HKS makes you the delusional moron. What law agency were you with? Boulder, CO? you dont know shit just like everyone else, yet you are sure quick to lock him up and throw away the key. I happen to be an inspector CURRENTLY for a metropolitan agency myself. So your "expertise" is not impressive.

Posted at 9:49PM on Feb 9th 2007 by sarah

49. I'm an immigrant from the Philippines. I'm aware of the laws and procedure regarding immigration. Bahamian law doesn't have much bearing on Dannilyn and the marriage of ANS to HKS, because they are not citizen of Bahamas. You need to check out our immigration laws especially the site of US embassy in Bahamas, it will state clearly about parents of both US citizen who are residing overseas and had children overseas, they are US CITIZENS! The mother of ANS should have went to US embassy and be presented by US counsel provided by our US embassy. Dannilyn parents are both US citizen, her birth of place is in bahamas. The regulation at US embassy said it clearly:

Birth Abroad to Two U.S. Citizen Parents in Wedlock

"A child born abroad to two U.S. citizen parents acquires U.S. citizenship at birth as long as one of the parents has resided in the U.S. prior to the child's birth. No specific period of time for such prior residence is required. "

The marriage of ANS to HKS in Bahamas is SOLELY protected by the law in BAHAMAS ONLY, they can't bring the law of BAHAMAS MARRIAGE LAW and enforced the law to the US SOIL! The money inheritance and custody of the child is under the US law because she is US citizen. The US embassy will eventually step in and will abide by the immigration laws based on the citizenship of the child parents. The bahamian can't do anything. I'm already US citizen, before when I was just a non US- citizen status with my US green card , I have to ask my husband an american to write me a letter permitting me to bring my US citizen son overseas to visit my country. The reason is, the US government have the right over my child because he is US citizen and they have the right to ask me to bring it back to US if my husband request me to do so.

Posted at 12:31PM on Mar 4th 2007 by Maria

50. On Fox news tonight her sister said HKS isolated her and wouldn't let anyone else get close to her . The scripts in her hotel room had his name on them. I think her entire entourage is in on it.

I think Birkhead is the father.

Posted at 10:01PM on Feb 9th 2007 by lyn

51. LOL at Trimspa w/Ephedra killing her, first of all you have no idea if she's still taking Trimspa, Asprin has killed way more people than Ephedra. Most if not all Ephedra deaths have been due to it's mixture with previously unknown health conditions of the deceased...DOING COCAINE AND TONS OF OTHER DRUGS WHILE YOU'RE ON IT PROBABLY DOESN'T HELP EITHER.

Posted at 3:20PM on Feb 10th 2007 by Brett

52. Columbo aka Sherlock has been watching toooooo many Perry Mason reruns, from the 50's no doubt.

Posted at 10:10PM on Feb 9th 2007 by WHAT A MORON

53. daniel may have been her son, but he was an ADULT. kids are starting to experiment w/ drugs younger & younger these days & it doesnt matter what their background is, wealthy, poor, stable home environment or not. you cant blame howard for his death anymore than you can for anna's. howard was w/ anna for over 10 yrs. there was never news of any conflict or ill will on his part. you people are looking for someone to blame. stop trying to do the same thing to him you did to her w/ all of your negative persecution.

Posted at 10:18PM on Feb 9th 2007 by aneurysm

54. Come on, this is soooo obvious. HKS will eventually be found guilty of two counts of murder. As for Executor and Heir to her estate... well come on... murderers aren't the smartest bunch of people to begin with. I know people that cheated their way to a degree... HKS hasn't provided anyone with any evidence of significant intelligence. Quite the contrary.

Posted at 10:52PM on Feb 9th 2007 by Kent

55. TMZ, GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT.......

You absolutely can be a beneficiary and an executor at the same time. It is a common practice ALL the time. Most people and their spouses do this ALL the time.

Posted at 10:57PM on Feb 9th 2007 by Tiffany

56. All of you have made many good points about what has happened. But, now, it's time for the good people of Seminole, Florida to determine what has happened to this family. It is a shame such a young and beautiful woman had lived such an unhappy life. But then, youth and beauty attracts some devilish characters. Colombo, you need to cut back on your coffee intake.

Posted at 5:52PM on Feb 10th 2007 by Your Old Friend

57. JUST WANT HOWARD K STERNS - WANTS ALL THE MONEY - NOW !!!!! IF ANNA WAS SOOOOO SURE HOWARD WAS THE FARTHER - WNY NOT DO DNA TEST ? HOWARD WILL GET RID OF LARRY NEXT - HE KILLED DANIEL AND NOW HE HAD TO KILL ANNA TO GET THAT MONEY THAT MAY COME HIS WAY-

Posted at 11:08PM on Feb 9th 2007 by JJ

58. HKS has been her friend and by her side for over 8 yrs.....I think he truly loved her, but was on the 'creepy' side...he saw her go through so many differnet men, abuse drugs, was used by every single person in her life.....

this is just so sad...... I really feel sad for Anna....

I hope the baby can have a some what "normal" life......

Posted at 11:15PM on Feb 9th 2007 by R.I.P.

59. Hmmmm.....Could be lots of things here. He may not be able to be executor & beneficiary -- but, he could still inherit Anna's estate! He thought this one through, but not all the way. He's listed as "dad" on the baby's birth certificate. She's most definitely a minor. Until she's 18 or if something should happen to her (possible - 2 down, 1 to go?), he will "have" ANS's estate. Yeah, I know...it could be put into a trust fund. Those don't always hold.
Anna's mom, Birkhead, Zsa Zsa's husband, and whoever else pipes up next are all trying to claim Anna's estate! She could be worth many millions more (pending the outcome of her late husband's estate). There's a lot of strange stuff going on here. I truly feel sorry for Anna. She's been through so much cr@p. But, I feel the most for that poor, sweet little baby, Dannielynn. May she be blessed and watched over.

Posted at 1:55PM on Feb 10th 2007 by AlieC

60. I think someone should quickly do something very seriously before something happens to Anna's baby daughter. That Howard Stern needs to be look into. Think about it. The son that is the beneficiary to all her money died and not even up to a month He(Howard Stern) made Anna that is still grieving his son married him. Bingo, next step, Anna died suddenly and now he Howard Stern being the husband and according to Anna the baby father is entitled to all her money. (SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT HERE ABOUT HOWARD STERN) WITH ALL THIS DEATH HAPPENING WITHIN MONTHS TO EACH OTHER. I hope they do not give his the custody of the poor baby. My main concern now is for the media to put pressure on the authority to investigate this Low life no good guy called Howard Stern. He called himself a lawyer without practicing. I will be glad if they can look deeply into this incident and really do a very comprehensive investigation on Howard Stern. Also they should put all Anna Nicole Smith money if she has any on Trust Fund for the baby.

Posted at 9:00AM on Feb 10th 2007 by ga

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