Anne Heche's son is given control of her estate, judge rules trends now
A judge Wednesday gave control of Anne Heche's estate to her son, Homer Heche Laffoon over objections from the actress' former partner, actor James Tupper - who claimed that $200,000 worth of her jewelry has 'gone missing.'
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lee Bogdanoff appointed Laffoon, 20, as permanent administrator of the estate, denying the motion by Tupper - father of Heche's 13 year-old son Atlas - to have an independent administrator appointed.
And the judge dismissed the objection from Canadian-born Tupper, 57, who asserted that Laffoon is 'not suitable' to run the estate because he is too young, unemployed and was estranged from his mother at the time of her death.
'I find no malfeasance by Mr. Laffoon,' said Judge Bogdanoff - who also denied a request Wednesday from Tupper's attorney, Christopher Johnson, for an evidentiary hearing to investigate his client's allegation that Heche's $200,000 jewelry collection has disappeared.
Johnson had told the judge that Heche 'had approximately $200,000 worth of jewelry and none remains and that was four years ago.' Tupper was with Heche from 2007 to 2018.
When Judge Bogdanoff asked Johnson if he was suggesting that Laffoon took the jewelry or if he was suggesting 'fraud or embezzlement' was involved, Johnson replied, 'Not fraud or embezzlement, mismanagement,' because, he claimed, Laffoon didn't not secure his mother's apartment quickly enough after her death three months ago.
The judge told Johnson that his allegation 'does not make sense' and dismissed his request for an evidentiary hearing.
Anne Heche's adult son Homer Laffoon has been in a fierce battle with her ex James Tupper over control of the late actress' estate. On Wednesday, a judge granted Laffoon, 20, control of her estate
DailyMail.com obtained court documents filed by Tupper seeking to become the legal guardian for his son Atlas Heche Tupper (left) after Heche's eldest son Homer Laffoon, 20, (right) filed a petition to be in charge of his mother's estate
Heche died from injuries sustained in a fireball car crash in Los Angeles on August 5
The $200,000 jewelry collection is part of Tupper's $1.6million valuation of what his former partner's estate is worth. That sum is disputed by Laffoon who estimates that the value of his mother's belongings and assets totals only a quarter of that, $400,000.
In their bitter family feud over the estate, the two have also fought over Tupper's claim that Heche appointed him executor of her estate in a 'will' she emailed to him in 2011.
The email from Heche has the subject line 'WILL' and is addressed to Tupper and copied to attorneys Kevin Yorn and Melodie Moore.
'My wishes are that all of my assets go to the control of Mr. James Tupper to be used to raise my children and
