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Anne Heche’s son disputes validity of ‘will’ presented by late star’s former partner James Tupper-Kim Novak-Entertainment – Metro
Anne Heche’s son Homer Laffoon has refuted a will presented by her ex (Picture: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Christian Siriano)
Anne Heche’s son has claimed a will presented by the late actress’s former partner is not valid as it is not signed in her handwriting.
Homer Laffoon, 20, had filed a petition to control his mother’s estate following her death in August, which was met with objections from her former partner James Tupper.
Laffoon’s claim was made on the basis Heche had died without a will, something Tupper – who met Heche in 2006 and dated until 2018 – claimed not to be the case.
According to court documents obtained by PA, Tupper, who has yet to disclose his specific objections to Laffoon’s legal team, presented an email which he referred to as Heche’s will, however Laffoon’s lawyers do not believe it to be legally binding.
Laffoon’s legal team denied that the email constitutes a valid holographic will, claiming: ‘Mr Tupper repeatedly refers to the email attached to the Objection as a “will”.
‘However, as a matter of law, the email does not qualify as either a holographic will or formal witnessed will.
Heche’s ex James Tupper presented an email he claimed was her will (Picture: Michael Caulfield/WireImage)
‘The email fails to satisfy the legal requirements for a valid holographic will because the material provisions of the purported will are not in the handwriting of the Decedent.
‘The email fails to satisfy the legal requirements for a valid formal witnessed will because the email was not signed by the Decedent and does not have two witnesses who signed the document during the lifetime of the Decedent.’
The filing also alleges that Tupper, who is the father of Heche’s youngest son Atlas Heche Tupper, 13, has made ‘personal attacks’ on Laffoon ahead of a hearing on October 11 to determine the administration of the actress’s estate.
Heche died in August after being declared brain dead on August 11 following a horrific car crash, which saw the actress trapped in the vehicle in a burning building until she was able to be rescued.
She never regained consciousness in hospital but was kept alive on life support until matches could be found for her organs to be donated.
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Anne Heche’s son Homer Laffoon has refuted a will presented by her ex (Picture: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Christian Siriano)
Anne Heche’s son has claimed a will presented by the late actress’s former partner is not valid as it is not signed in her handwriting.
Homer Laffoon, 20, had filed a petition to control his mother’s estate following her death in August, which was met with objections from her former partner James Tupper.
Laffoon’s claim was made on the basis Heche had died without a will, something Tupper – who met Heche in 2006 and dated until 2018 – claimed not to be the case.
According to court documents obtained by PA, Tupper, who has yet to disclose his specific objections to Laffoon’s legal team, presented an email which he referred to as Heche’s will, however Laffoon’s lawyers do not believe it to be legally binding.
Laffoon’s legal team denied that the email constitutes a valid holographic will, claiming: ‘Mr Tupper repeatedly refers to the email attached to the Objection as a “will”.
‘However, as a matter of law, the email does not qualify as either a holographic will or formal witnessed will.
Heche’s ex James Tupper presented an email he claimed was her will (Picture: Michael Caulfield/WireImage)
‘The email fails to satisfy the legal requirements for a valid holographic will because the material provisions of the purported will are not in the handwriting of the Decedent.
‘The email fails to satisfy the legal requirements for a valid formal witnessed will because the email was not signed by the Decedent and does not have two witnesses who signed the document during the lifetime of the Decedent.’
The filing also alleges that Tupper, who is the father of Heche’s youngest son Atlas Heche Tupper, 13, has made ‘personal attacks’ on Laffoon ahead of a hearing on October 11 to determine the administration of the actress’s estate.
Heche died in August after being declared brain dead on August 11 following a horrific car crash, which saw the actress trapped in the vehicle in a burning building until she was able to be rescued.
She never regained consciousness in hospital but was kept alive on life support until matches could be found for her organs to be donated.
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