Actress Anne Heche has reached a settlement in her divorce from Coley Laffoon, agreeing to pay her ex-husband a $US275,000 lump sum and almost $US4,000 per month in child support for their son, according to court papers.
The agreement marks a sharp reduction in the monthly support payment of $US15,000 the 'Men in Trees' actress had been paying her ex, which she said she could no longer afford because she is currently out of work.
"I am continuing to look for work, but I have no offers pending and the impending strike by the Screen Actors Guild reduces my prospects for work even further," Heche, 38, wrote in court papers last month.
"Since January 18, 2008, I have been unemployed and had no income from employment except for one very short-term contract for a movie role for which I received a total of $65,000, approximately the amount I received for one episode of 'Men in Trees'."
She added, "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."
Under the settlement, Heche, 38, also will pay 75% of six year old son Homer's private school tuition, and 50% of "agreed-upon extracurricular activities" for the child, according to L.A. Superior Court papers.
Laffoon, 34, filed for divorce in February 2007, and the split became nasty when Heche accused her ex-husband of being a deadbeat who watches porn and frequents strip clubs, while Laffoon claimed Heche was mentally unstable.
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