Anne Heche’s oldest son, Homer Laffoon, is still trying to tie up loose ends nearly three years after his mother’s tragic death.
Laffoon, 23, revealed that he is working to sell the late actress’ assets in order to settle a whopping $4.1 million in claims against her estate, according to a newly submitted status report obtained by In Touch on Thursday, March 27.
Per the report, Laffoon explained that Heche’s estate “is not yet in a condition to be closed” because of “numerous sources of income” and a “lack of records or financial organization.”
Laffoon was named the general administrator of his mother’s estate in November 2022, two months after her shocking car crash and death. She was 53.
“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,” the report read.
“Administrator is actively engaged in continued attempts to negotiate appropriate settlements of the remaining claims against the Estate, and has engaged in substantial meet and confer efforts with the creditors in an attempt to avoid protracted and expensive litigation against the Estate,” it continued.
“Administrator is cautiously optimistic that the creditor claims can all be resolved fairly and without litigation.”
Laffoon indicated that besides the $92,5K from Heche’s professional assets and personal property, he discovered roughly $200K in total assets left behind by the late actress – including money in her bank account and a corporation she utilized for business ventures.
He also cited some residual income from Heche’s acting work.
Although he released his mother’s posthumous memoir, “Call Me Anne,” in January 2023 after he secured a contract to do so, he said that sales for the book were “not strong.”
Meanwhile, Laffoon also confirmed that he inventoried all the contents of his mother’s apartment and sent the personal belongings to a storage facility after securing a “reputable company willing to assist with an estate sale of this nature.”
He then “completed the sale of the personal property items,” and “the last item to be disposed of is a piano,” the status report said.
He stated that Heche’s estate still faces insolvency because “the anticipated value of the combined inventories and appraisals” is nowhere near the $4.1 million owed in claims against it.
“Based on the anticipated value of the combined inventories and appraisals and the filed creditors claims, the estate is insolvent,” Laffoon said.
Heche passed away on August 11, 2022, days after her vehicle crashed into a home in the west Los Angeles neighborhood of Mar Vista.
Lynne Mishele, who was living in the home at the time of the deadly crash, subsequently filed a claim against Heche’s estate for $2 million. Jennifer and John Durand, who co-owned the home the actress ran into, filed another $2 million claim against the estate for damages.
Besides those two claims totaling $4 million, Heche’s ex-boyfriend, actor Thomas Jane, filed a third claim for $149,106 for a loan he gave the actress, which he said she never paid back before her passing.
“My brother Atlas and I lost our Mom,” Heche’s oldest son said in the wake of her devastating death. “After six days of almost unbelievable emotional swings, I am left with a deep, wordless sadness.”
“Hopefully my mom is free from pain and beginning to explore what I like to imagine as her eternal freedom,” he added. “Rest in Peace Mom. I love you.”
Heche shared Homer with her ex-husband, Coleman Laffoon, and her youngest son, Atlas Heche Tupper, 16, with actor James Tupper.
