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.
16.09.2022 - 18:59 / usmagazine.com
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.
The Revenge alum, 57, objected to Homer Laffoon’s previous request to be put in charge of the estate, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly that were filed in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 15.
Homer, 20, is Heche’s only child with ex-husband Coleman “Coley” Laffoon, whom she divorced in 2009. The Daytime Emmy winner also shared son Atlas, 13, with Tupper, whom she dated from 2007 to 2018.
In the new documents, Tupper claimed that Heche made her intentions for her estate clear in an email he says she sent in January 2011.
“FYI In case I die tomorrow and anyone asks,” the alleged email read. “My wishes are that all of my assets go to the control of Mr. James Tupper to be used to raise my children and then given to the children. They will be divided equally among our children, currently Homer Heche Laffoon and Atlas Heche Tupper, and their portion given to each when they are the age of 25. When the last child turns 25 any house or other properties owned may be sold and the money divided equally among our children.”
Earlier this month, Us confirmed that Homer had filed a request to be put in charge of his mother’s estate after news broke that she died without a will. The documents mentioned his half-brother and included a petition for Homer to be appointed as guardian for Atlas’ portion of the estate as well.
Tupper, for his part, argued on Thursday that he can reject Homer’s petition as the parent of Atlas. The former Big Little Lies star also claimed that Homer is “not suitable for appointment” because he is too young and allegedly unemployed.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Following Anne Heche‘s death, the topic of her estate quickly caused contention within her family.
A complicated relationship. Anne Heche’s former partner James Tupper claimed that the late actress, who died with no will, left him her estate.
In an excerpt from her upcoming memoir, Anne Heche wrote about what it was like for her to date Ellen DeGeneres.
Anne Heche‘s 20-year-old son Homer Laffoon and her former partner James Tupper are both battling for control over her estate.
Anne Heche died, the 53-year-old actress was ready to tell the world the whole story of the Hollywood hate she endured during her relationship with Ellen DeGeneres in the late 1990s. Heche, who passed away in Los Angeles on Aug. 11 following a tragic car crash, detailed the discriminatory backlash she faced as half of Tinseltown’s first publicly gay couple in her forthcoming memoir “Call Me Anne,” the Associated Press reported. In the book, to be released in January by independent publisher Start, Heche grapples with the uncertainty of how to label her sexuality at the time, when she felt she didn’t identify as a lesbian or a straight woman. “I was labeled ‘outrageous’ because I fell in love with a woman.
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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.
Anne Heche's second memoir, "Call Me Anne," will be dedicated to her two sons, Homer Laffoon and Atlas Tupper, and is set for a Jan. 24 release date.The Emmy Award-winning actress died last month at the age of 53.
Anne Heche was planning on opening up about her relationship with Elle DeGeneres in the late 1990s.
The AP, Heche worked on the memoir over the past year, detailing honest reflections on her late 1990s relationship with comedian Ellen DeGeneres. “Call Me Anne” is also a sequel to the actress’s 2001 work, “Call Me Crazy.”The forthcoming book, scheduled for publication by Start Publishing, will arrive less than a year after Heche’s death on Aug. 14 after she was involved in a Los Angeles car crash at the age of 53.“I was labeled ‘outrageous’ because I fell in love with a woman,” Heche wrote.