Anne Heche’s eldest son, Homer Laffoon, revealed he is struggling to wrap up his late mom’s estate due to his mom’s lack of financial records and the third parties demanding $4.1 million, In Touch can exclusively report.
Homer, who was appointed as administrator of Anne’s estate following her death on August 11, 2022, at the age of 53, submitted a status report on March 21.
In the report, obtained by In Touch, Homer explained the “estate is not yet in a condition to be closed.”
He explained, “Due to numerous sources of income, coupled with the lack of records or financial organization by [Anne], 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.”
Homer said his mom left behind a modest bank account, royalty payments and other residual income from pre-death projects, a corporation in which Anne was the sole shareholder (used for projects in development and business functions related to her career), an LLC membership in a podcast she created and other personal property.
Since Anne’s death, Homer has found around $200,000 in assets owned by Anne. He explained the problem the estate had was that several creditors’ claims were filed against it.
Three of the creditors’ claims related to the crash Anne was in that led to her hospitalization and then death. She died nine days after the accident.
Anne crashed her car into a home in Los Angeles. Lynne Mishele, who was living in the home, filed a claim for $2 million.
The co-owners of the home, Jennifer and John Durand, filed a second complaint seeking damages of at least $2 million. On top of that, Anne’s ex-boyfriend and actor, Thomas Jane, filed a claim for $149,106. He said he provided Anne a loan that she never paid back before her death.
In his status report, Homer said that “based on the anticipated value of the combined inventories and appraisals and the filed creditors claims, the estate is insolvent.”
He added, “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. Administrator is cautiously optimistic that the creditor claims can all be resolved fairly and without litigation.”
During his time as administration of the estate, Homer said he finalized a book advance and royalty agreement for Anne’s memoir, Call Me Anne, a project she started before she died.
The book was published in January 2023. Homer said the sales were not strong and “only a modest amount of total income is anticipated for the project.”
He said he expects less than $25,000. Anne’s son said he recently received authorization to collect Anne’s acting royalty payments. He said he is still working on gathering information about certain other businesses’ Anne may have owned before she died.
Regarding Anne’s property, Homer said that he inventoried and photographed the contents of Anne’s apartment and relocated the property to a secure storage facility. Homer said he had trouble finding a “reputable company willing to assist with an estate sale of this nature.”
However, he locked one down that was “able to assist with the sale of” Anne’s property. “[Homer] completed the sale of the personal property items …. The last item to be disposed of is a piano,” he said.
Homer said he needs additional time to collect royalty payments and finalize paperwork before the estate can be closed.
