Anna Nicole Smith?s longtime companion and lawyer, Howard K. Stern, has challenged the tragic model's ex-boyfriend over claims he's her daughter's biological father, insisting his dates don't add up. Filing an appeal in the Bahamas-based DNA battle for paternity of baby Dannielynn, Stern claims his love rival, Larry Birkhead, can't be the father. In his affidavit, the lawyer reveals Birkhead and Smith's romance ended "well before the preceding 280th day (pregnancy period) from the birth of Dannielynn Howard Marshall Stern." Stern, who is named as the baby's father on her birth certificate, also insists that, despite claims to the contrary, his late girlfriend never "resided" with Birkhead at his California home. Stern's appeal will be presented in court on Monday. http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/31/anna_nicole_smith_s_companion_still_insi Then if he is so positive about this, why is he fighting the DNA test?

Anna Nicole Smith?s longtime companion and lawyer, Howard K. Stern, has challenged the tragic model's ex-boyfriend over claims he's her daughter's biological father, insisting his dates don't add up. Filing an appeal in the Bahamas-based DNA battle for paternity of baby Dannielynn, Stern claims his love rival, Larry Birkhead, can't be the father. In his affidavit, the lawyer reveals Birkhead and Smith's romance ended "well before the preceding 280th day (pregnancy period) from the birth of Dannielynn Howard Marshall Stern." Stern, who is named as the baby's father on her birth certificate, also insists that, despite claims to the contrary, his late girlfriend never "resided" with Birkhead at his California home. Stern's appeal will be presented in court on Monday. http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/31/anna_nicole_smith_s_companion_still_insi Then if he is so positive about this, why is he fighting the DNA test? ************************************ eeggaaadss! Kitt, I was listening to MSNBC this morning and they had Krista Bartha, Howard's attorney was on. can this attorney answer a question when she is asked why Howard refuses to take the DNA? nope, she goes tangent about the subject. when asked who is taking care of the baby right now she stated Howard's sister and his parent's plus Mrs. Gibson and another nanny who had been with Anna before she died. poor child!

I was listening to MSNBC this morning and they had Krista Bartha, Howard's attorney was on. .................................................... Is she the little blonde "sassy one" I have been seeing on TV. If it is, she's got a mighty big attitude! I saw her a while back and she stated she was very confident that her client Howard K. Stern was the owner of the mansion in the Bahamas and they would prove it! lol!! Guess she felt short in that one. No, she's not very good about answering the questions given to her!

I was listening to MSNBC this morning and they had Krista Bartha, Howard's attorney was on. .................................................... Is she the little blonde "sassy one" I have been seeing on TV. If it is, she's got a mighty big attitude! I saw her a while back and she stated she was very confident that her client Howard K. Stern was the owner of the mansion in the Bahamas and they would prove it! lol!! Guess she felt short in that one. No, she's not very good about answering the questions given to her! ************************************* yes, that is the one I am talking about. okay let's see them prove it that Howard is the owner of the mansion without doing some appeal! lol!

Why isn't STern taking care of that kid instead of everyone else? He is such a moron and his lawyers are too. This whole thing is ridiculous. There is no stability what so ever in this kids life-she does not know one day to the next who the heck is going to be watching over her. These judges better see the light already and get this paternity thing over and the kid out from Stern.

Why isn't STern taking care of that kid instead of everyone else? He is such a moron and his lawyers are too. This whole thing is ridiculous. There is no stability what so ever in this kids life-she does not know one day to the next who the heck is going to be watching over her. These judges better see the light already and get this paternity thing over and the kid out from Stern. ******************************** well, we were suppose to know on 04/03/07 but now Howard's lawyers do not want the DNA results released, as in knowing who the father is.

Well what Sterns lawyer want and what they get hopefully will be two different things. Larry and others get to plea for the results of this tomorrow as well and hopefully the judge will release them and tell Howie boy to shut up

Why isn't STern taking care of that kid instead of everyone else? He is such a moron and his lawyers are too. This whole thing is ridiculous. There is no stability what so ever in this kids life-she does not know one day to the next who the heck is going to be watching over her. These judges better see the light already and get this paternity thing over and the kid out from Stern. ********************************* because Stern is busy........squirming! lol!

I'm beginning to wonder what Larry really did sign and if it had anything to do with the baby in addition to his promise of confidentiality. It's all really weird that the DNA could be appealed.

I'm beginning to wonder what Larry really did sign and if it had anything to do with the baby in addition to his promise of confidentiality. It's all really weird that the DNA could be appealed. ************************************** sign what? a confidentiality paper to who? the two scammers Anna and Howard? because so far this is what I have seen from the 2 of them.

Ok one thing i want to say as abrit....if there laws over there r supposed to be the same as ours ive never ever heard of having to prove that you was in a relationship x amount of days b4 birth...we just do dna and thats it ( when thats done even)

Ok one thing i want to say as abrit....if there laws over there r supposed to be the same as ours ive never ever heard of having to prove that you was in a relationship x amount of days b4 birth...we just do dna and thats it ( when thats done even) ***************************** exactly! we just do the DNA test and that is it......that is all the proof that is needed to determine paternity.

I do admit i dont get that one at all. Tbh i dont get where they get these ideas they can appeal on these things. I do think..regarding the inquest i can see where hes appealing there cos ppl can say what they want...and he can end up getting charged with murder cos of it.

I do admit i dont get that one at all. Tbh i dont get where they get these ideas they can appeal on these things. I do think..regarding the inquest i can see where hes appealing there cos ppl can say what they want...and he can end up getting charged with murder cos of it. ************************************ who is Howard's Bahama attorney? because I thought they weren't allowing American lawyers to speak in court. so that would leave Rale out.

Oh he has this guy for an attourney who is chairman of the bar over there and apparently the top lawyer there.

Oh he has this guy for an attourney who is chairman of the bar over there and apparently the top lawyer there. ************************** okay.......

Apparently the guy is really good and meant to be really tough on witnesses. Howard isnt my fave person in the world but would like to see him questioning some of them ther elol

Ok one thing i want to say as abrit....if there laws over there r supposed to be the same as ours ive never ever heard of having to prove that you was in a relationship x amount of days b4 birth...we just do dna and thats it ( when thats done even) ***************************** exactly! we just do the DNA test and that is it......that is all the proof that is needed to determine paternity.

Here's how ridiculous speculation and the media can be: From TMZ: Howard K. Stern lost a big one in the Bahamas today. Stern's appeal on DNA testing was just rejected, and Howard K. was penalized by the three-judge panel to the tune of $10,000. TMZ has learned Stern was ordered to pay $5,000 in attorney's fees to the Registrar General and $5,000 to Birkhead's lawyer -- not Debra Opri, the Bahamian one. ========================================= From ET: BREAKING NEWS: ET has learned that Howard K. Stern's paternity appeal has been dropped. Just in today, ET has learned that attorneys for HOWARD K. STERN have withdrawn his appeal to block DNA test results in the ongoing paternity battle over ANNA NICOLE SMITH's baby DANNIELYNN.

And another from CNN: The court said Stern had filed his challenge too late and should have raised his objections before the Supreme Court ordered DNA testing in the paternity challenge filed by Larry Birkhead, a former Smith boyfriend who claims to be the father of the infant, Dannielynn. Justice Emmanuel E. Osadebay noted that Stern himself had agreed to DNA testing and waited until a week after the sample was taken to file the challenge.