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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jul 14
Daveigh Chase Left $400,000 Estate After Dying of AIDS at 35
Updated
Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jul 14

Daveigh Chase Left $400,000 Estate After Dying of AIDS at 35

3 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jul 14

Summary

  • $400,000 in personal property was disclosed in Los Angeles probate filings for Daveigh Chase, the former child star who died June 16 at 35.
  • The filings say Chase died without a will, was survived only by her parents, and that her mother, Cathy Chase, is seeking to administer the estate; a hearing is set for Aug. 12.
  • The Los Angeles County medical examiner listed AIDS as the primary cause of death and chronic polysubstance use as a significant contributing condition, revising earlier accounts that cited meningitis and a blood infection.
  • Chase, known for "The Ring" and voicing Lilo in "Lilo & Stitch," had been homeless at the time of her death after years of addiction struggles.

Insights

With her parents estranged, who will now control Daveigh Chase's forgotten Hollywood fortune?
How did a star with millions in unclaimed residuals die homeless and without a will?
Could Hollywood's systems have saved the voice of 'Lilo' from her tragic real-life fate?