No less than one hundred news reports, not including blogger redistribution, report that Anne Heche has run out of money and can't pay her $14798.00 monthly payments. After a review of the legal documents it would appear that her former husband under Case No. BD 459 638 filed an Ex Parte Petition and Order to Show Cause against Anne Heche. A copy of the order after the ex parte hearing is found here.(31 pages)
A judge ruled she would not have to pay the July payment to ex-husband
Coley Laffoon, but Superior Court Judge Gail Ruderman Feuer ordered her
to provide updated income and expense information as soon as she had it.
Most individuals faced with such circumstances would be accused of not prioritizing their income correctly. However she has received a lucky break when it comes to the draconian family court system.
She adds in the court papers: “I do receive some residuals from previous acting work. However, the amounts are nominal and are offset by recurring business expenses that must be paid whether or not I am working.”
Amazingly, most average people wish they could get a temporary break from spousal or child support as a result of their unemployment. Often times regular folks are running into obstacles from judges and child support enforcement angencies, anxious to keep enforcement actions pending against individuals in an effort to continue revenue for the local and state government flooding in from the federal government. For every enforcement action taken against a debtor that costs a dollar, two more federal dollars stream in from the federal government.
A judge on Wednesday gave her a temporary break, saying she didn't have to pay her next support payment to her ex-husband Coley Laffoon, 34, covering the month of July. But Superior Court Judge Gail Ruderman Feuer ordered the actress to provide updated income and expense information, People reported.
The entire docket in the case is available online through the County of Los Angeles Online Civil Docket application.
Case Number: BD459638
COLEMAN LAFFOON VS ANNE HECHE
Filing Date: 02/01/2007
Case Type: Dissolution of Marriage (General Jurisdiction)
Status: Pending
Future Hearings
05/21/2008 at 08:30 AM in department CE67 at 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
OSC-Modification
07/02/2008 at 08:30 AM in department CE67 at 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
OSC-Modification
Parties
HECHE ANNE - Respondent
JAFFE DANIEL JAY - Attorney for Respondent
LAFFOON COLEMAN - Petitioner
SUMMERS JON SAMUEL - Attorney for Petitioner
To search online for more information about this case and to see the required appearances, paper filings, and outcomes, simply go to the LA County Court Search Website: http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/civilcasesummary/index.asp?casetype=civil
This case will prove to be interesting and a great example of what type of conflicts continue to congest our legal system. These family court cases flood our courtrooms by allowing parties to continue fighting over money, children, and property. Our current adversarial system makes little sense because the fights are typically over the same thing that led to the initial dissolution.
