The combat between Anne Heche’s son Homer Laffoon and her ex James Tupper is heating up!
As we’ve reported, the twosome has been in a battle to regulate the Volcano star’s property ever since she handed away from a automobile accident in August. The 20-year-old beforehand submitted court docket paperwork requesting to be named because the particular administrator of his mother’s property since she died with out a will — and there are a heap of ongoing authorized points stemming from the deadly automobile crash that want quick consideration. This got here after he first requested to be made the administrator and “guardian ad litem” over his 13-year-old brother, Atlas Heche Tupper, earlier this month.
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However, Homer has been coping with points along with his sibling’s father in terms of the property. In a earlier court docket submitting, he claimed James has been attempting to control him and prohibit his means to speak with Atlas. Yikes. That was fairly upsetting to listen to — particularly because the boys are each nonetheless grieving the lack of Anne.
However, the 57-year-old actor then fired again at Homer, claiming Heche made her needs crystal clear in an e-mail despatched method again on January 25, 2011, with the topic “WILL” — naming him because the executor of her property. It learn:
“In case I die tomorrow and anyone asks. 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.”
Furthermore, James claimed that Homer “is not suitable” to run the property since he’s too younger, unemployed, and didn’t have a relationship with Anne on the time of her dying. Speaking on the rift, the star then accused him of adjusting the locks on the condo his mom shared with Atlas so the teenager can’t get his belongings. James additionally claimed the 2 brothers haven’t talked with one another since Anne died. A really messy and sophisticated state of affairs…
But now, it’s about to get much more sophisticated as Homer is clapping again! According to a brand new submitting obtained by Dailymail.com, he blasts James’ accusations as “unfounded personal attacks” and “frivolous legal claims.”
Importantly, he claims that the e-mail despatched by Anne to James naming him because the property administrator is just not legally legitimate since she by no means technically signed it! The court docket paperwork acknowledged:
“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 email was not signed by [Heche] and does not have two witnesses who signed the document during [her] lifetime.”
Hmm. It certain looks as if it was what Anne needed… over a decade in the past. Man, this can be a powerful state of affairs!
This matter between James and Homer doesn’t appear to be ending anytime quickly! Reactions to the newest of their feud, Perezcious readers? Let us know within the feedback under.
[Image via FayesVision/WENN, Anne Heche/Instagram]
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