A Bahamian court cleared the way today for Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend to leave with their baby daughter, rejecting an appeal by the mother of the former reality TV star.

The identity of the father of Anna Nicole Smith’s infant daughter could be revealed in Nassau, Bahamas, today in the latest round in the custody dispute pitting the former Playboy Playmate’s ex-boyfriend against her lawyer-turned-partner.

The lawyer-turned-partner of Anna Nicole Smith has dropped his bid to halt the use of DNA to prove the paternity of the former Playboy playmate's infant daughter.

The bickering over Anna Nicole Smith spiralled into a post-death legal war, with judges on both US coasts issuing rulings and a parade of lawyers fighting for control of the body.