Did Anna Nicole get any Money?
Did Anna Nicole get any Money?
Chest and dollars. In the end, that's what Anna Nicole Smith's life seems to boil down to, and it seems to explain our fascination with her.
Died at the age of 39, she was entangled in many fierce legal battles. She's fighting for her billionaire husband's fortune, defending a paternity lawsuit involving her newborn daughter, and being sued as a spokesperson for the weight-loss drug Trimspa. . The big questions she leaves behind are how much money will she inherit, who will have her daughter and who will receive the money when she is dead? You might think that whoever gets their child gets their money, but that might not be the case.
Scramble for Marshall's money
First, how much of Marshall's money did Anna Nicole get? At the time of his death, the court had not yet ruled. To understand this dispute, let me give you some background information.
At the age of 26, she married 89-year-old billionaire J. Howard Marshall II, an oil tycoon from Texas. He died a year later. Marshall wrote a will after marrying Anna Nicole, cutting her off completely, leaving her with nothing but $8 million worth of property and jewelry he gave her when alive. Anna Nicole tried to annul Marshall's will, claiming that he wanted her to have half of his estate. Marshall's son, Pierce (which, oddly enough, is the stepchild of Anna Nicole), defended the will in probate court in Texas. After a five-and-a-half-month jury trial, Anna Nicole lost. The probate court found Marshall's will to be valid and gave him nothing.
Around the same time, Anna Nicole filed for bankruptcy in federal court in California. Pierce rushed to file for bankruptcy to try to prevent her from repaying him in the event of bankruptcy. He alleges Anna Nicole owes him money for defaming him when she accuses him of fraud and trying to win an inheritance from him.
Anna Nicole responded to his request to state the facts in defense. She says she doesn't owe him any money because what she said about him is true. The bankruptcy court sided with Anna Nicole and agreed that Pierce tried to defraud her money from Howard. The court awarded him $474 million, or nearly half a billion dollars. That claim was appealed to the United States District Court in California, which again sided with Anna Nicole, but reduced the award to $88 million. Pierce appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and won. The court overturned the verdict.
Anna Nicole appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States and surprisingly the Court accepted her case. Even more surprising, Anna Nicole won. The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals must decide whether Anna Nicole is allowed to spend her days in federal court, even though the probate court ruled. decide. The open question for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is whether there can be two separate proceedings for the same sum: one in probate court and the other in federal court.
The outcome of Anna Nicole's lawsuit over her husband's property is at stake, as is the amount she is entitled to. Is that the $8 million her husband gave her, or the $474 million the bankruptcy court gave her, or the $88 million the federal court gave her?
Anna Nicole survived Pierce, who passed away at the age of 67. And now the costume exists Anna Nicole.
Who gets the money?
Second, who will receive this money when she is dead? This partly depends on whether Anna Nicole left a will and whether it is valid. If she has a will, it may not be valid if she leaves everything to her son Daniel, who died before her and was written before Dannielynn Hope was born. If Stern turns out to be her executor and sole beneficiary, the will can be void if he exerts undue influence over her and she is forced to leave everything to him.
If she does not have a will, the court will divide her estate according to the laws of biological inheritance instead of her place of residence. But we don't know where she lives. You can have multiple residences but only one residence. Does she reside in the Bahamas? Or is she residing in the Bahamas but residing in the United States? Like she fought for J. Howard Marshall's money, so there will be a battle for his money.
Paternity does not determine custody
Third, who gets Dannielynn? Anna Nicole is survived by her 5-month-old daughter Dannielynn Hope, who was born in the Bahamas three days before her 20-year-old son died of a drug overdose. Anna Nicole listed her attorney as Howard K. Stern on her birth certificate. But an ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, claims he is the biological father.
Birkhead filed a paternity lawsuit in a Los Angeles court that ruled before her death that she and the baby had to undergo DNA testing. The day after his death, Birkhead's attorney applied to the court for an urgent request to collect DNA from his corpse. The court refused to issue a ruling until the parties consulted on whether the California courts had jurisdiction to order Florida to do anything.
Ironically, the California court ordered the Florida coroner to hold the body for ten days, until February 20, when the court will hold a new hearing. (In another odd twist, the coroner completed his autopsy, but was unable to determine the cause of death without further testing. He reported that he had collected collected his DNA and was ready to take the body out, but could not, not only because of a court order, but because he did not know from whom.So far, according to M.E., no one has come to claim the body. his father.)
But Dannielynn's paternity does not determine custody, nor does custody determine inheritance. For the child, the court must first determine paternity before deciding on custody. And which courts have jurisdiction over paternity and custody issues. It seems likely that a court in California will decide whether Birkhead is the father, but a court in the Bahamas will likely decide the custody issue. If Birkhead is not the father, paternity and custody remain open questions, as well as the question of which court has jurisdiction.
Most likely the money will go to Dannielynn. Whoever gets custody of Dannielynn does not automatically become the legal guardian of his funds. They may or may not be responsible for his money. But since his legal guardian can use his money for support and maintenance, whoever receives the child can get the gold. No wonder people stepped out of the furniture and claimed they were the baby's biological father. More recently, in addition to Howard K. Stern and Larry Birkhead, Zsa's longtime husband, Zsa Gabor, announced that he could be the child's father. Some even suggested that Anna Nicole might have fertilized J. Howard Marshall's frozen sperm turns the heiress into his daughter.
But remember, whoever inherits Anna Nicole's money will also inherit the lawsuit against her. Whoever gets his money loses everything if Trimspa's case is successful.
So who really gets his money? It seems that the real heirs to his fortune are the lawyers who will fight for years to come.
Died at the age of 39, she was entangled in many fierce legal battles. She's fighting for her billionaire husband's fortune, defending a paternity lawsuit involving her newborn daughter, and being sued as a spokesperson for the weight-loss drug Trimspa. . The big questions she leaves behind are how much money will she inherit, who will have her daughter and who will receive the money when she is dead? You might think that whoever gets their child gets their money, but that might not be the case.
Scramble for Marshall's money
First, how much of Marshall's money did Anna Nicole get? At the time of his death, the court had not yet ruled. To understand this dispute, let me give you some background information.
At the age of 26, she married 89-year-old billionaire J. Howard Marshall II, an oil tycoon from Texas. He died a year later. Marshall wrote a will after marrying Anna Nicole, cutting her off completely, leaving her with nothing but $8 million worth of property and jewelry he gave her when alive. Anna Nicole tried to annul Marshall's will, claiming that he wanted her to have half of his estate. Marshall's son, Pierce (which, oddly enough, is the stepchild of Anna Nicole), defended the will in probate court in Texas. After a five-and-a-half-month jury trial, Anna Nicole lost. The probate court found Marshall's will to be valid and gave him nothing.
Around the same time, Anna Nicole filed for bankruptcy in federal court in California. Pierce rushed to file for bankruptcy to try to prevent her from repaying him in the event of bankruptcy. He alleges Anna Nicole owes him money for defaming him when she accuses him of fraud and trying to win an inheritance from him.
Anna Nicole responded to his request to state the facts in defense. She says she doesn't owe him any money because what she said about him is true. The bankruptcy court sided with Anna Nicole and agreed that Pierce tried to defraud her money from Howard. The court awarded him $474 million, or nearly half a billion dollars. That claim was appealed to the United States District Court in California, which again sided with Anna Nicole, but reduced the award to $88 million. Pierce appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and won. The court overturned the verdict.
Anna Nicole appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States and surprisingly the Court accepted her case. Even more surprising, Anna Nicole won. The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals must decide whether Anna Nicole is allowed to spend her days in federal court, even though the probate court ruled. decide. The open question for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is whether there can be two separate proceedings for the same sum: one in probate court and the other in federal court.
The outcome of Anna Nicole's lawsuit over her husband's property is at stake, as is the amount she is entitled to. Is that the $8 million her husband gave her, or the $474 million the bankruptcy court gave her, or the $88 million the federal court gave her?
Anna Nicole survived Pierce, who passed away at the age of 67. And now the costume exists Anna Nicole.
Who gets the money?
Second, who will receive this money when she is dead? This partly depends on whether Anna Nicole left a will and whether it is valid. If she has a will, it may not be valid if she leaves everything to her son Daniel, who died before her and was written before Dannielynn Hope was born. If Stern turns out to be her executor and sole beneficiary, the will can be void if he exerts undue influence over her and she is forced to leave everything to him.
If she does not have a will, the court will divide her estate according to the laws of biological inheritance instead of her place of residence. But we don't know where she lives. You can have multiple residences but only one residence. Does she reside in the Bahamas? Or is she residing in the Bahamas but residing in the United States? Like she fought for J. Howard Marshall's money, so there will be a battle for his money.
Paternity does not determine custody
Third, who gets Dannielynn? Anna Nicole is survived by her 5-month-old daughter Dannielynn Hope, who was born in the Bahamas three days before her 20-year-old son died of a drug overdose. Anna Nicole listed her attorney as Howard K. Stern on her birth certificate. But an ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, claims he is the biological father.
Birkhead filed a paternity lawsuit in a Los Angeles court that ruled before her death that she and the baby had to undergo DNA testing. The day after his death, Birkhead's attorney applied to the court for an urgent request to collect DNA from his corpse. The court refused to issue a ruling until the parties consulted on whether the California courts had jurisdiction to order Florida to do anything.
Ironically, the California court ordered the Florida coroner to hold the body for ten days, until February 20, when the court will hold a new hearing. (In another odd twist, the coroner completed his autopsy, but was unable to determine the cause of death without further testing. He reported that he had collected collected his DNA and was ready to take the body out, but could not, not only because of a court order, but because he did not know from whom.So far, according to M.E., no one has come to claim the body. his father.)
But Dannielynn's paternity does not determine custody, nor does custody determine inheritance. For the child, the court must first determine paternity before deciding on custody. And which courts have jurisdiction over paternity and custody issues. It seems likely that a court in California will decide whether Birkhead is the father, but a court in the Bahamas will likely decide the custody issue. If Birkhead is not the father, paternity and custody remain open questions, as well as the question of which court has jurisdiction.
Most likely the money will go to Dannielynn. Whoever gets custody of Dannielynn does not automatically become the legal guardian of his funds. They may or may not be responsible for his money. But since his legal guardian can use his money for support and maintenance, whoever receives the child can get the gold. No wonder people stepped out of the furniture and claimed they were the baby's biological father. More recently, in addition to Howard K. Stern and Larry Birkhead, Zsa's longtime husband, Zsa Gabor, announced that he could be the child's father. Some even suggested that Anna Nicole might have fertilized J. Howard Marshall's frozen sperm turns the heiress into his daughter.
But remember, whoever inherits Anna Nicole's money will also inherit the lawsuit against her. Whoever gets his money loses everything if Trimspa's case is successful.
So who really gets his money? It seems that the real heirs to his fortune are the lawyers who will fight for years to come.