Anne Heche’s Estate Faces Financial Struggles To Pay Her $6 Million Debt, Son Says

Anne Heche’s son, Homer Laffoon, has revealed that his mother’s estate is currently experiencing financial difficulties and is unable to settle its outstanding debts.

Heche died after a car accident in Los Angeles on August 5, 2022. She was declared legally dead by the state of California on August 12. She was kept on life support temporarily to facilitate organ donation preparations and was subsequently removed from life support two days later.

Laffoon, who oversees Heche’s estate, stated that it is currently “not yet in a condition to be closed” due to its inability to repay pending charges. 

The late actress’ estate primarily consists of a modest bank account, royalty payments, residual income from previous projects, a corporation in which Heche was the sole shareholder, an LLC membership interest related to a podcast she helped create and tangible personal property items. While some assets have been valued at approximately $110,000, seven creditors have filed claims against the estate, with three seeking a total of $2 million. 

These claims include those from the couple who owned the property Heche crashed into, resulting in her death, as well as another woman who was renting the property and lost her belongings. Heche’s ex-partner, Thomas Jane, is also among the creditors, seeking $149,106.04.

With creditor claims exceeding $6 million and considering the “anticipated value of the combined Inventories and Appraisals,” Laffoon acknowledges that the estate lacks the resources to settle its debts.

The 22-year-old, the estate’s administrator, further disclosed that sales of Heche’s posthumous memoir, Call Me Anne, have needed to be more impressive and estimated its total income to be less than $25,000. In addition to planning an estate sale, Laffoon is actively negotiating to reach settlements with the creditors. Despite his efforts to avoid costly litigation through discussions with the creditors, Laffoon remains cautiously optimistic that the claims can be resolved relatively without legal action.