Smith died Feb. 8 of an accidental overdose of prescription medication.

Stern's attorney, Vivian Thoreen, requested that her client, who's currently still in the Bahamas and has waived any right to compensation for acting as executor, be appointed special administrator "to immediately marshal and preserve the assets of the estate." She stated that there's currently no one else available to step up, a job that will include, among other things, dealing with any pending litigation that could affect Smith's assets.

A probate hearing has been scheduled for June 19.

When she died, Smith had been sparring with the family of her late octogenarian oil-tycoon husband, J. Howard Marshall II¡ªwho died in August 1995, just a little more than a year after they tied the knot¡ªfor more than a decade over what she viewed as her rightful inheritance, which at one time totaled as much as $474 million.

The case is currently standing by in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. If Smith's estate succeeds in securing even a morsel of that inheritance, Dannielynn¡ªas Smith's only heir¡ªstands to inherit millions.

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