10-year-old email about control of Anne Heche's estate at center of feud between her son, ex

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Page Six reports. In fact, he says Anne commonly sent messages like this. In his court filing, Homer acknowledges that the email is real, but said it "fails to satisfy the legal requirements for a valid formal witnessed will" because it "was not signed by [Heche] and does not have two witnesses who signed the document during [her] lifetime."He added, "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."Anne and James dated for 10 years and share 13-year-old Atlas, but the duo had not been together in the four years leading up to her death."This document, which fails to qualify as a will on the same basis as the email … makes no reference whatsoever to Mr.

Tupper, which is not surprising given their acrimonious breakup in 2018," Homer argues.Homer said Anne even sent a similar email to a bookkeeper after contacting COVID-19 in 2020.In his argument to be executor, James said Homer is unemployed and too young to be given the responsibility of managing his mother's funds.

He also said Homer and Anne were estranged, and insisted that the 20-year-old has had no contact with his half-brother since Anne's death.