"Good Day" for Heche in Court
Anne Heche had a "good day." Ex-husband Coley Laffoon's was "very satisfied."
Neither, though, was willing to go into details about what transpired behind closed doors at a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday during a custody hearing over their five-year-old son, Homer.
The pair, who currently have joint custody, have been warring over their child since Laffoon filed for divorce in February, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split, but then quickly advancing to accusations of poor parenting on Heche's part.
The Men in Trees star responded with her own allegations of Laffoon's laziness and affinity for Internet poker and porn.
With those turbulent days perhaps behind them, Heche told reporters that she had a "good day in court" and that she accomplished everything she had been hoping to resolve.
Laffoon echoed those sentiments but stopped to say that today's proceedings were "part of the process" and not at all fun.
"It's painful," said the freelance videographer, who met Heche in 2000 on the set of a documentary about her former partner Ellen DeGeneres.
"Anybody who has been divorced knows about it," Laffoon told Extra outside the courthouse. "I'm looking forward to it being over."
Added Laffoon's attorney, Jon Summers: "We are very satisfied with what happened in court today. There were minor disputes…about custody. We went to the judge and he resolved them and we're satisfied with what happened." Next, "[we] work to finalize the divorce and hopeful they can go their merry way."
Heche filed a request in August to modify the previous arrangement that required her to inform Laffoon two weeks in advance when she planned to spend time with Homer. She instead wanted to be able to give a week's notice, saying that she'd like to be able to jet down from Vancouver to L.A. when she has time off from the Men in Trees set and that never knows more than seven days beforehand when such a break is going to occur.
Otherwise, the 38-year-old actress has every other weekend with Homer while she's in Canada, and will have every other week with him when she's back in L.A., which the court has designated as Homer's permanent residence.
She and Laffoon unloaded the Hollywood home they used to share earlier this month.
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