<p id=”par-1_28″>More than two years after <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/celebrity-deaths”>her death</a>, Anne Heche’s estate is insolvent and struggling to settle its debts, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/anne-heches-sons-just-took-big-step-moving-forward-after-actors-tragic-death.html/”>her son Homer Laffoon</a> said in a recent court filing. </p>
<p id=”par-2_44″>Heche’s estate faces $4.1 million in claims from third parties, Laffoon, 23, said in an update to the court on March 21. But resolving those claims has been difficult due to the late actor’s complicated financial situation, according to documents obtained by <a href=”https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/anne-heches-son-selling-her-property-amid-4-million-in-claims/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>In Touch</a>. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-anne-heche-died-in-2022″>Anne Heche died in 2022 </h2>
<p id=”par-3_64″>Heche, 53, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/heres-what-anne-heches-toxicology-report-says-about-her-tragic-accident.html/”>died in August 2022</a> after crashing her car into a home in Los Angeles. Lynne Mishele, who lived in the home, filed a $2 million lawsuit against the actor’s estate. Jennifer and John Durand, who owned the property, also filed a $2 million lawsuit. In addition, actor Thomas Jane is seeking repayment of a $149,106 loan he made to his former girlfriend. </p>
<p id=”par-4_44″>Heche did not have a will. Her eldest son with ex-husband Coleman Laffoon is the administrator of her estate. (Heche’s second son, Atlas Tupper, was born in March 2009.) But the process of settling the <em>Volcano </em>star’s affairs has been complicated and drawn out. </p>
<p id=”par-5_56″>“Due to numerous sources of income, coupled with the lack of records or financial organization by [Heche], royalty payments procedures in the entertainment industry, and the relatively unusual circumstances of Decedent’s passing and the resulting potential litigation, it has taken a substantial amount of time and effort to move the administration forward,” Laffoon told the court. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-volcano-and-donnie-brasco-star-left-about-200-000-in-assets”>The ‘Volcano’ and ‘Donnie Brasco’ star left about $200,000 in assets </h2>
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<p id=”par-6_47″>Laffoon’s update revealed details of the modest <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/what-was-anne-heche-net-worth-at-time-of-death.html/”>estate Heche left behind</a>. It included personal property, money in a bank account, and royalty payments and residuals from completed projects. She also had a corporation used for business projects. So far, Laffoon has found about $200,000 in total assets. </p>
<p id=”par-7_64″>Heche’s son said he had worked to sell his late mother’s personal property, including a piano. He also arranged for the publication of her memoir, <em>Call Me Anne. </em>But sales of the 2023 book were not strong. He expected it to generate “a modest amount of total income.” Laffoon also shared that he’d received approval to collect royalty payments from his mother’s acting career. </p>
<p id=”par-8_22″>“Based on the anticipated value of the combined inventories and appraisals and the filed creditors claims, the estate is insolvent,” Laffoon said.</p>
<p id=”par-9_31″>He added that he was “actively engaged in continued attempts to negotiate appropriate settlements of the remaining claims against the Estate … in an attempt to avoid protracted and expensive litigation. </p>
<p id=”par-10_20″>Laffoon said he was “cautiously optimistic” that the claims against his mother’s estate could “be resolved fairly and without litigation.”</p>
<p id=”par-11_54″>Heche’s tragic death occurred a little over a week after her car accident, where she crashed into a house in LA’s Mar Vista neighborhood at a high rate of speed. The car burst into flames, and Heche was taken to the hospital with severe burns. She later died after being taken off life support. </p>
<p id=”par-12_32″>“My brother Atlas and I lost our Mom,” Laffooon said in a statement to <a href=”https://www.eonline.com/news/1341925/anne-heches-son-homer-breaks-silence-on-her-death” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>E! News</a>. “After six days of almost unbelievable emotional swings, I am left with a deep, wordless sadness.”</p>
<p id=”par-13_22″>“Hopefully my mom is free from pain,” he added, “and beginning to explore what I like to imagine as her eternal freedom.”</p>
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