Anne Heche's Son Seeks More Authority Over Her Estate With $800K Bond

Anne Heche's son, Homer Heche Laffoon, is making new demands amid the ongoing battle over the late star's estate. Since the Emmy Awards winner's death, her family has engaged in a bitter battle over who would be in charge of her estate.

As it turned out, Homer and his late mother's ex-boyfriend, James Tupper, have dragged each other to court, with the latter claiming that the actress, who had no will at the time of her passing, left him her estate. Now, Homer has returned with another plea; and this time, it is for more responsibility concerning his mom's estate.

In the moments following her accident and subsequent death — after her family took her off life support— Heche's name has appeared in many headlines. In the latest update on her family's court drama, the "Six Days Seven Nights" actress' son is asking to "expand his authority" over her estate. 

Per court documents obtained, Homer filed an ex-parte motion with the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County to increase his authority as special administrator of the estate.

The 20-year-old, through the docs, asserted that this expansion of authority was "necessary" due to the "tangible personal property of the estate" located in Heche's flat that had to be moved as soon as possible to "avoid additional fees, costs and possible loss to the estate."

Homer argued that by getting more authority, he would have the right to "collect all claims, rents and other income belonging to the estate; commence and maintain or defend suits and other legal proceedings" and "request and receive copies of [the estate's] financial records."

The authority would also permit him to "manage, perform and enforce the rights and interests" as regards the "Better Together" podcast co-host's book, "Call Me Anne," due for its release in January 2023.

Homer's plea is attached to a request for an $800,000 bond just two weeks after a judge took his side, ruling for him to oversee Heche's estate until further notice. In other docs that he had filed ahead of the estate's hearing, the young adult claimed that his late mother was worth less than fans expected.

The Blast reported that Homer revealed that Heche had just $400,00 to her name at the time of her passing. To clarify, the stipulated amount was separated from and had nothing to do with the residuals and royalties from all her work which he assumed would be another $400,000 annually.

Homer additionally divulged that Heche lived in an apartment as she did not own a house. His argument seemed to affect the judge, who, as we mentioned above, granted him the power to control the estate.

Tupper and his legal team suffered a bump in the road when a Los Angeles judge refused his petition to be the appointed legal guardian to the 13-year-old son, Atlas, that he shared with Heche.

Earlier this month, The Blast observed that L.A. Superior County judge Lee Bogdanoff rejected Tupper's petition and mentioned that he was likely to grant Homer's bid to be the permanent executor of the "Wag the Dog" actress' estate.

The ruling seemed to upset the 57-year-old, who responded by shaking his head and putting his hands in his pockets as he stood in court, a widely unappreciated gesture by the judge who instructed him to stop shaking his head and remove his hands from his pockets. An awkward Tupper told Bogdanoff:

"I don't think [Atlas'] older brother is going to look after his interests. He is treating him like an enemy. Their relationship is going to be destroyed forever."  

The actor's lawyer, Christopher Johnson, then protested about Homer preventing his half-brother access to their late mother's apartment to retrieve his possessions. The amiable judge responded by reaffirming that Atlas should be able to "get into the apartment and get his stuff as quickly as possible."

The verdict came just a few days after the Canadian actor filed for legal guardianship that would make him responsible for protecting his son's interests in court, thereby defying the decision to appoint Homer as administrator.