Anna Nicole Smith Ordered to Submit Baby for Paternity Test  11/29/06

Anna Nicole Smith received a 39th birthday shock yesterday (28NOV06) when her ex won the first step in his battle to prove he's the biological father of her baby daughter Dannielynn.

The former model's one-time boyfriend, photojournalist Larry Birkhead, is challenging claims from Smith's partner and attorney Howard K Stern that he's the baby's dad.

And now Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Robert Schnider has ordered Smith to submit her newborn baby to a genetic test to establish paternity, according to website TMZ.

Smith's lawyers have already told the court they will appeal the ruling.

Thrilled Birkhead says, "Today feels like my birthday. This is the best present ever."