Anna Nicole Smith's estranged mother, Virgie Arthur, is appealing last week's decision to bury the former Playboy model in the Bahamas next to her late son, Daniel.

Arthur asked for an emergency healing to stop a court appointed attorney from taking the remains back to the Bahamas to be buried in the country where Smith lived the last months of her life.

"It is an emergency because once that body is moved, that's it," said Arthur's attorney, Roberta Mandel. "Even if the court were to decide to hear it at that point, there's no body."

It looks like Mom might be holding on to any hope in making a last few bucks before Smith is laid to rest.