Well, if you had your money on Larry, then it’s time to cash in. Former boyfriend Larry Birkhead was declared the father of Anna Nicole Smith‘s baby today, and Howard K. Stern, listed as Dannielynn’s father on the birth certificate, said he would not fight for custody. ”

My feelings for Dannielynn have not changed,” said Stern, who was Smith’s lawyer and live-in companion. “I am not going to fight Larry Birkhead on custody. We’re going to do what we can to make sure that the best interests of Dannielynn are carried out. And I’m going to do whatever I can to make sure he gets sole custody,” Stern said outside the Bahamian courthouse where the DNA test results were disclosed.

When asked when Birkhead would get custody of the 7-month-old girl, who has been living with Stern in Nassau, Stern said he wanted there to be a “gradual transition.”Stern said Birkhead could come to the house any time and spend as much time as he wants with his daughter. Another hearing is set for Friday to further discuss the custody issue, which involves Stern, Birkhead and Virgie Arthur, Smith’s estranged mother who lives in Texas.

Arthur’s attorney, John O’Quinn, told “Larry King Live” on Tuesday that Arthur would not seek any sort of guardianship for Dannielynn. Arthur and Birkhead will meet on Thursday, he said, in an attempt to reach an agreement regarding access to Dannielynn. “Virgie is the grandmother, and we’re going to respect that,” he said.

Birkhead sits in a good position to take Dannielynn home soon, according to B. J. Bernstein, a defense attorney and CNN legal analyst. “It’s very difficult for grandparents … to trump the natural, biological parent,” Bernstein said.

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