A judge Thursday ordered another DNA sample be taken from Anna Nicole Smith's body as he heard more arguments in the fight over the former Playboy Playmate's remains and custody of her infant daughter. Smith's longtime companion, Howard K. Stern, and her estranged mother, Vergie Arthur, each hope to win control of the body. Photographer Larry Birkhead, who claims to have fathered the former centerfold's 5-month-old daughter, Dannielynn, hopes DNA taken from Smith will prove his case and that there was no baby switch. The judge has said the dispute could be lengthy. The hearing, which began Wednesday, stretched into the afternoon Thursday and was to continue Friday. "We're going to have hearings — as many hearings as we need," Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin said Wednesday. "This is just a warm-up." Stern claims he is executor of Smith's will and wants to have her buried next to her son in the Bahamas; Arthur wants her daughter buried in her home state of Texas; and Birkhead simply wants to prove he is the father of Dannielynn, who potentially could inherit millions. Debra Opri, an attorney for Birkhead, said in a statement that she was satisfied DNA samples would be provided by Florida authorities. Opri has said Smith's DNA is needed to connect her with Dannielynn so no one could switch the babies.
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Looks like we might know who the father of Dannielynn is before she gets buried?
