Anna Nicole Smith's will is revealed

[minnieandme]

She left everything to her son who is now dead. Howard Stern is the executor of her estate, so I wonder what will happen to her baby girl. Her's a copy of her will.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/02/16/smith.ruling/index.html

 

[All American]

This whole story is bizarre. Of course, I have to go read about it now.

 

[amid chaos]

What idiot lawyer (Stern) would not advise her to change her will very soon after the death of her son...especially knowing the drugs she was taking?

 

[Imzadi]

Hmmm...
Howard K. Stern was a laywer.
He was also executor of her estate, so he'd know what was in the will.
Meaning he'd know who would inherit.
He ended up marrying ANS, which means legally he has some rights.
He got himself named as baby Danielynn's presumed father.
He was also present at BOTH deaths.

<Sniff!> <Sniff!> Is that methadone I smell - or just something fishy?

 

[helenabear]

What idiot lawyer (Stern) would not advise her to change her will very soon after the death of her son...especially knowing the drugs she was taking?

This is exactly why I believe he was at fault some how. I don't trust the man at all. I think he knew exactly what he was doing

 

[mom22belles]

Hmmm...
Howard K. Stern was a laywer.
He was also executor of her estate, so he'd know what was in the will.
Meaning he'd know who would inherit.
He ended up marrying ANS, which means legally he has some rights.
He got himself named as baby Danielynn's presumed father.
He was also present at BOTH deaths.

<Sniff!> <Sniff!> Is that methadone I smell - or just something fishy?

I don't believe they legally wed.

Nancy

 

[SueM in MN]

I don't believe they legally wed.

Nancy

You are right. As I understand, it was a marriage, but not legal because they didn't have a license or an officiant who was legally allowed to preside at a marriage. Howarde K Stern said on Entertainment Tonight that they had made plans to make it legal and were planning their wedding to happen in late Feb (as it turned out, 2 weeks after her death).

 

[Nancy]

Hmmm...
Howard K. Stern was a laywer.
He was also executor of her estate, so he'd know what was in the will.
Meaning he'd know who would inherit.
He ended up marrying ANS, which means legally he has some rights.
He got himself named as baby Danielynn's presumed father.
He was also present at BOTH deaths.

<Sniff!> <Sniff!> Is that methadone I smell - or just something fishy?

Something stinks and it ain't the cheese!

 

[MareQ]

I honestly cannot believe that with all those lawyers around her that nobody pointed out the importance of updating her will after the baby was born - especially considering her son died shortly afterwards.

 

[SillyMe]

Hmmm...
Howard K. Stern was a laywer.
He was also executor of her estate, so he'd know what was in the will.
Meaning he'd know who would inherit.
He ended up marrying ANS, which means legally he has some rights.
He got himself named as baby Danielynn's presumed father.
He was also present at BOTH deaths.

<Sniff!> <Sniff!> Is that methadone I smell - or just something fishy?

Yikes

 

[jenseib]

They weren't legally wed. I think I read that they are investigating him too.

 

[ChrisLei]

What idiot lawyer (Stern) would not advise her to change her will very soon after the death of her son...especially knowing the drugs she was taking?

Not to mention if he was the actual father of her daughter, wouldn't he want his daughter named in the will immediately??

 

[vettechick99]

This quote from the will has me scratching my head....

I have intentionally omitted to provide for my spouse and other heirs, including future spouses and children and other descendants now living and those hereafter born or adopted.

Who intentionally leaves out future children? Is not like she's a guy and could accidentally knock someone up. And knowing this is in the will, why would she not update it?

Old Mr. K is up to something, I'm quite sure!

 

[SillyMe]

This quote from the will has me scratching my head....



Who intentionally leaves out future children? Is not like she's a guy and could accidentally knock someone up. And knowing this is in the will, why would she not update it?

Old Mr. K is up to something, I'm quite sure!

Holy crap. Why would a mother do that??

Speaking of babies, how's the little vettebaby coming along?

 

[unbroken chain]

The language about future spouses, children, etc. is probably pretty standard. It keeps someone from claiming after a rich person dies that they were really that person's child (pre-DNA testing it would be more of a problem than now). Presumably the person would remember to update their will for a new child. Sadly, not the case here. Since her son is dead, probably the laws for people who die without a will take over and likely everything goes to the daughter anyway. That seems the right result.

 

[Laura]

I honestly cannot believe that with all those lawyers around her that nobody pointed out the importance of updating her will after the baby was born - especially considering her son died shortly afterwards.

Um, yeah, especially after all the hullaballoo over her late husband's will.

 

[tinatark]

I think the leaving out future spouse and children clause is because of her devotion to Daniel - she wanted him taken care of at all costs and assumed future children would be taken care of by their fathers. Daniel was given a trust by Mr. Marshall - not sure how all that factored in.

I can understand someone losing their son and not updating their will immediately after - anyone hear of grief?

 

[Laura]

I can understand someone losing their son and not updating their will immediately after - anyone hear of grief?

Yeah, but still, all she'd have to do is be sane for a few minutes and sign a paper someone else drew up. It's really not hard. She did manage to put together a wedding and go to Miami to buy a yacht. She can't change her will?

 

[tinkerbellmom31]

I can't remember where I read it but I read somewhere HS redid her will in the Bahamas after Daniel died. It said everything was left to her daughter. Maybe it was only filed there.

 

[Imzadi]

They weren't legally wed. I think I read that they are investigating him too.

Whew! Well, I'm glad about them not being legally wed - although I'm not really into following this story. But as politically incorrect as it is to say, I don't give much credence to the Bahamian authorities investigating the death of Daniel. Especially after the way Aruba botched the investigation of Natalee Holloway and how different the laws are outside the U.S.

I would think, if it was Howard Stern who suggested for ANS to move to the Bahamas, that might have made it all the easier to plot to get rid of Daniel & have authorities who are not used to investigating planned murders be the ones to do it.

I honestly cannot believe that with all those lawyers around her that nobody pointed out the importance of updating her will after the baby was born - especially considering her son died shortly afterwards.

Since Stern was executor, knew Anna for several years & she trusted him, it was probably quite easy to keep other lawyers away from her. She admitted in some interview on Entertainment Tonight that she habitually trusted the wrong people.

On the news a little while ago, it was announced that ANS's mom is contesting the will as it wasn't filed in any court. Gee, another oversight by Howard - the lawyer? Does this mean since her last known residence was in the Bahamas, that again Bahamian laws will take precedent?

I feel for poor Danielynne. If Stern gets custody of her, she is marked for death. I wouldn't be at all surprised if she has a tragic "accident" in a few years, falling off a boat, drowning, etc. Again, if the it's down in the Bahamas where the investigating is not so exacting, all the better for Howard - who'd only have to wait it out & babysit for a few years, until the accident.