Is there a chance Anne Heche’s ex-boyfriend will win his case with her son regarding her estate? One legal expert doesn’t seem to think so!
21.09.2022 - 03:03 / usmagazine.com
A complicated relationship. Anne Heche’s former partner James Tupper claimed that the late actress, who died with no will, left him her estate.
According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, the Big Little Lies actor objected to a court’s decision to put Heche’s son Homer Laffoon in charge of the estate in September 2022. Homer is the Walking and Talking actress’ only son with her ex-husband, Coleman “Coley” Laffoon.
Prior to Heche’s death at age 53 following a car crash in August 2022, the Ohio native and Tupper dated for over a decade. The pair met in 2006 on the set of their film Men In Trees while Heche was still married to Coley and began dating the following year. Coley and the Birth actress finalized their divorce in March 2009, the same year she and Tupper welcomed their son, Atlas.
After a divorce and a high-profile relationship with Ellen DeGeneres in the late 1990s, the Emmy Award winner joked that she was enjoying being “eternally engaged” to Tupper during a May 2011 interview with The Telegraph.
“Well, he’s given me a ring every year, so, I don’t want to stop that. I have quite a collection,” she told the outlet at the time. “Besides, I’ve been married before and so has he. I don’t know what either of us would gain or what would change that would benefit us.”
Heche added that despite not being married on paper, her relationship with the Revenge alum was “obviously working out pretty well.”
Five years later, however, the couple called it quits and the Volcano actress filed a petition to establish custody of their son and child support. The ensuing proceedings were not always cordial, with Heche seeking to obtain her former partner’s full financial records including his tax information, assets and acting
Is there a chance Anne Heche’s ex-boyfriend will win his case with her son regarding her estate? One legal expert doesn’t seem to think so!
Anne Heche's ex James Tupper wants to be named guardian of their son Atlas. The late 'Donnie Brasco' star's partner James, 57, has been locked in a dispute with her and ex-husband Coleman Laffoon's son Homer Laffoon, 20, over her estate following her death in a car crash in August. Now, Us Weekly reports that Tupper has filed a new petition in an attempt to stop Homer from becoming Atlas' guardian.
Anne Heche‘s ex-husband James Tupper has filed paperwork in court to become the legal guardian of their 13-year-old son, Atlas Heche Tupper.
Another development. Amid the messy battle over Anne Heche’s estate, her ex-partner James Tupper filed a new petition to prevent the late actress’ son Homer from becoming brother Atlas’ guardian.
Anne Heche's son, Homer Laffoon, filed an opposition to James Tupper's petition for appointment of guardian ad litem Tuesday in new court documents submitted to a Los Angeles County court and obtained by Fox News Digital. Tupper, who dated Heche for 11 years and has 13-year-old son Atlas with the late actress, initially filed paperwork Monday seeking to establish himself as the guardian ad litem of his son, who is legally a minor.Tupper's documents then go on to request "a bonded, neutral, private, professional fiduciary be selected to administer the subject estate." Laffoon claims Tupper is "precluded from serving as the minor's guardian ad litem based on several actual and potential conflicts of interest." The documents state Tupper professed affection for both of the children, which could be an issue if he is "ever forced to side with one child against the other." A source told Fox News Digital that Atlas's interests are already "adequately represented in the proceedings" as they are also Homer's interests.
Anne Heche's ex-husband James Tupper has filed paperwork in court to become the legal guardian of their 13-year-old son, Atlas Heche Tupper.According to new legal documents, obtained by ET, the 57-year-old actor filed a «petition for appointment of Guardian Ad Litem.» He's also filed a «Notice of Intent to File Objections to Homer Heche Laffoon's Petition for Letters of Administration and Competing Probate Petition.»In the docs, Tupper states Atlas «has no guardian of his estate» and that he is Atlas' father and «only living parent.» What's more, Tupper says he «loves both Homer and Atlas as a father and wants the best for them both.” And „in order to preserve family harmony and a healthy, brotherly relationship between Atlas and Homer, and given the complexity this estate will foreseeably involve, a bonded, neutral, private professional fiduciary would be a more appropriate administrator.“The first hearing on matters of the estate is scheduled for Oct. 11.Tupper and Homer have been at odds over who should control Heche's estate since she died back in August following a fiery car crash in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles.
The late Anne Heche‘s 20-year-old son Homer has filed new legal documents in his battle against her ex James Tupper.
Anne Heche’s son, Homer Laffoon, recently filed documents stating that he opposes the validity of emails sent in 2011 between the actress and her ex-boyfriend James Tupper, making him the executor of her estate.“Mr. Tupper repeatedly refers to the email … as a ‘will.’ However — as a matter of law — the email does not qualify as either a holographic will or formal witnessed will,” the 20-year-old wrote on the court documents.The filing also states that the emails fail “to satisfy the legal requirements for a valid formal witnessed will” as it was not signed by the actress “and does not have two witnesses who signed the document during [her] lifetime.”This means that Homer claims to be “the person with the highest priority of appointment” and would be “legally entitled” to be appointed as administrator of her mother’s estate.Homer filed a petition to be appointed as executor, requesting his half-brother, Atlas Tupper, to be listed with him as sole heirs following the tragic death of their mother.
In the wake of Anne Heche’s death, the legal battle between her son and her ex-husband over control of her estate is heating up.
Anne Heche's son, Homer Laffoon, filed court documents in Los Angeles claiming her ex partner, James Tupper, has made "personal attacks" ahead of an initial court hearing at which Laffoon will seek to establish himself executor of her estate. Heche died Aug. 11 of "inhalation and thermal injuries" following a car collision in Mar Vista, California, the week before.
Homer Laffoon is refuting James Tupper's claims. In court docs obtained by ET, Anne Heche's son fought back against James' allegation that he and his late mom were estranged at the time of her death.
The family feud continues. Anne Heche‘s son Homer Heche Laffoon slammed her ex, James Tupper, for his “unfounded personal attacks” amid the ongoing battle for control of her estate.
The fight between Anne Heche’s son Homer Laffoon and her ex James Tupper is heating up!
Following Anne Heche‘s death, the topic of her estate quickly caused contention within her family.
Anne Heche‘s 20-year-old son Homer Laffoon and her former partner James Tupper are both battling for control over her estate.
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A new wrinkle. Anne Heche‘s ex-boyfriend James Tupper claimed that the late actress left him her estate after she died without a will.
Anne Heche‘s family is at odds over the execution of her estate after the actress died without a will. In a new legal filing obtained by ET, James Tupper — Anne’s ex and the father of her 13-year-old son, Atlas Heche Tupper — objects to a request from Anne’s eldest son, 20-year-old Homer Heche Laffoon — whom Anne shared with her ex-husband Coley Laffoon — to be placed in charge of her estate.
Anne Heche's family is at odds over the execution of her estate after the actress died without a will. In a new legal filing obtained by ET, James Tupper — Anne's ex and the father of her 13-year-old son, Atlas Heche Tupper — objects to a request from Anne's eldest son, 20-year-old Homer Heche Laffoon — whom Anne shared with her ex-husband Coley Laffoon -- to be placed in charge of her estate. James asks the court instead to appoint a neutral third party private professional fiduciary or, alternately, himself as executor of her estate. In the new docs, filed Thursday in Los Angeles, James claims that Anne made her intentions clear in a personal email on Jan.