Anne Heche's estate is not worth enough to pay off the claims filed against it, according to her son, Homer Laffoon. According to court documents obtained by People, Heche's estate is “not yet in a condition to be closed.” Heche died in 2022 at age 53, several days after she drove her car into a home.
The car caught on fire, and "heavy fire and smoke conditions" made it difficult for firefighters to see and get to her car. She was reportedly trapped for about 45 minutes, reported NBC4. She was taken to the hospital but died as a result of the crash.
According to Entertainment Tonight, the estate's assets that have already been appraised are worth about $110,000. However, there are several claims against the estate, and the estate is not able to cover the costs.
Some of people who have filed lawsuits against the estate seek $2 million, reported People. Among the people who have filed claims are the owners of the home Heche drove into, the woman who lived at the home at the time, and Heche's ex-boyfriend Thomas Jane.
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When Heche died, she did not have a will. Her son filed for control of her estate shortly after her death. The 22-year-old is now the proprietor of her estate.
Laffoon shared that his late mom's estate includes a "modest bank account, royalty payments and other residual income from pre-death projects, a corporation in which the Decedent was the sole shareholder (used for projects in development and business functions related to Decedent’s career in the entertainment industry), an LLC membership interest related to a podcast Decedent helped create and tangible personal property items," according to People.
In January 2023, Heche's memoir Call Me Anne was released posthumously, but Laffoon revealed that sales were "not strong," reported People. Memoir sales generated approximately $25,000 in income.
Meanwhile, the claims against the estate amount to more than $6 million. Entertainment Tonight reported that Heche's son is "actively engaged in attempts to negotiate appropriate settlements of the claims."
He is reportedly "cautiously optimistic" about it.
An estate sale for Heche's property is also currently in the works.
The woman living at the house at the time of the crash previously said that the experience was obviously "traumatic."
The woman and her pets were not severely harmed, but they still "almost lost their lives," according to a 2022 statement from her lawyer.
She also lost all of her belongings, "including items of profound sentimental value," as per the statement from her lawyer.
