Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer quits

Oct 12, 2006, 14:56 GMT

Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer in the Bahamas has quit.

Michael R. Scott, an attorney at Callenders and Co. in Nassau, was representing the Playboy Playmate following the sudden death of her son, Daniel, on September 10.

Scott said: "We have terminated representation of Anna Nicole Smith because of differences that have arisen in relation to strategy and matters arising out of the death of Daniel Smith."

Anna Nicole hired Scott after her 20-year-old son passed away in her hospital room, three days after she gave birth to her baby daughter Dannie Lynn on September 7.

A private pathologist - hired by the Smith family - has said that Daniel died as a result of cardiac dysrhythmia, caused by a lethal cocktail of drugs.

Despite these findings, police in the Bahamas are planning to launch their own official investigation into the death.

Meanwhile, Anna Nicole's lawyer, Howard K. Stern, has claimed he is the father of Dannie Lynn.

He told US talk show Larry King: "She is the one thing that is really keeping her going. And through it all, even with all the pain, Anna Nicole has been a great mom."

Stern and Anna Nicole declared their love for one another with a private commitment ceremony onboard a catamaran off Nassau in the Bahamas, but there was no official marriage certificate.

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