Updated
Updated · The Tab · Jul 14
Cathy Chase Seeks Control of Daveigh Chase's $400,000 Estate After Intestate Death
Updated
Updated · The Tab · Jul 14

Cathy Chase Seeks Control of Daveigh Chase's $400,000 Estate After Intestate Death

3 articles · Updated · The Tab · Jul 14

Summary

  • $400,000 in personal property is at the center of a Los Angeles probate petition by Cathy Chase, who wants to be appointed administrator of daughter Daveigh Chase's estate.
  • Daveigh Chase died June 16 at age 35 without a will, spouse or children, so California intestacy law generally directs the estate to her surviving parents, Cathy Chase and John Schwallier.
  • The filing also asks the court to let Cathy Chase manage the estate under California's Independent Administration of Estates Act and to approve a $400,000 bond.
  • An Aug. 12 probate hearing will decide the petition, which says the administrator would have to protect assets, notify creditors, keep records and file an inventory with the court.
  • Chase, known for voicing Lilo in Disney's Lilo & Stitch and playing Samara in The Ring, was later ruled to have died from AIDS, with chronic polysubstance use listed as a significant condition.

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