Anne Heche’s 20-year-old son has filed papers with the court to administer her estate after the actress died without leaving a will.
Homer Laffoon, the son of Heche and ex-husband Coleman Laffoon, filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday seeking permission to administer his mother’s estate.
The petition lists 13-year-old Atlas Tupper, the son of Homer Laffoon and Heche with ex-partner James Tupper, as her sole heir.
According to the documents, the value of Heche’s property is unknown. This is often the case with such initial filings before someone has legal authority to value the deceased’s assets.
Homer Laffoon also filed a petition to appoint a person to represent his brother’s interests in court.
A representative for Heche declined to comment on the application.
On August 5th, the car Heche was driving jumped over the curb and crashed into his Los Angeles home, which burst into flames. She was declared brain dead on her August 11th, plus she remained alive on life support for three days and was able to donate organs.
Heche, 53, was one of the biggest movie stars of the late 1990s, starring opposite actors such as Johnny Depp and Harrison Ford, and has worked consistently in film and television for over 30 years.
She was married to TV camera operator Coleman Laffoon from 2001 to 2009 and was in a relationship with actor James Tupper from 2007 to 2018.
