BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- The lawyer who served as court-appointed guardian ad litem for Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead is suing Anna Nicole Smith's infant daughter for almost 200,000 U.S. dollars.

Richard Milstein has filed paperwork in state court in Broward County, Florida, seeking 198,493.98 dollars from a trust set up in Dannielynn’s name.

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"This representation required the guardian ad litem to devote significantly all of his professional and personal time and attention to the interests of Dannielynn for a period in excess of two weeks," Milstein argued in his petition.

Milstein also helped coordinate funeral arrangements for Smith in addition to acting as Dannielynn's attorney in a Fort Lauderdale court. Besides acting as Dannielynn's attorney in a Fort Lauderdale court, Milstein also helped coordinate funeral arrangements for Smith.

Attorneys for the girl's father, Larry Birkhead, and Smith’s longtime companion, Howard K. Stern, say Milstein's bill would severely deplete an estimated 200,000 dollars remaining in the trust, though the girl could eventually inherit millions more.

The matter is scheduled for a hearing Nov. 8, but attorneys for Birkhead, Stern and Smith's mother have already opposed.

"It is unconscionable for a trust established for a baby to be billed at a large firm hourly rate," wrote attorneys for Birkhead and Stern. They also said the Playboy model's mother, Virgie Arthur, should pay at least part of the bill, which the mother's attorney called ridiculous.

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