FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Anna Nicole Smith will be buried in the Bahamas, alongside her dead son, it was announced Thursday after a tearful judge left the decision up to the guardian for the model’s infant daughter.
Richard Milstein, the court-appointed guardian of 5-month-old Dannielynn, announced the plans not long after a judge gave him control of Smith’s final resting place. He gave no timeframe.
Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin steered a surprise middle course in a dispute that became more urgent by the day when the medical examiner warned that Smith’s body was rapidly decomposing.
The ruling came a full two weeks after Smith died at a Florida hotel at age 39 of still-undetermined causes.
Smith’s estranged mother wanted her buried in her native Texas, while Smith’s boyfriend wanted her laid to rest in the Bahamas.
The judge, who choked up frequently and sometimes blubbered as he explained his decision, compromised and gave custody to Milstein, the guardian for Smith’s 5-month-old daughter, Dannielynn. He expressed hope that Smith would be buried alongside her son.
“I want them to be together,” Seidlin said.
Milstein works for the Miami office of the Akerman Senterfitt law firm. He has 30 years of experience and specializes in guardianship, probate and mediation, according to the firm’s Web site.
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