Breaking: A Los Angeles judge orders the body of Anna Nicole Smith to be preserved

[Fran Kubelik]

pending a February 20 hearing on the paternity dispute surrounding her five-month-old daughter, lawyer says.

Link as soon as I can find one. This came in a CNN email.

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/09/smith.dies/index.html

HOLLYWOOD, Florida (CNN) -- With an autopsy ongoing, a California judge ruled Anna Nicole Smith could not be buried until at least February 20, when a hearing will be held to resolve a paternity dispute over Smith\'s 5-month-old daughter.

The ruling came as new information surfaced about Smith\'s last days, during which she fell ill, according to sources.

Investigators began an autopsy Friday to help determine the cause of Smith\'s death, according to the Broward County medical examiner\'s office.

There was no indication how long the autopsy would take, but the office said it would hold a news conference later Friday to discuss the preliminary results.