Late lilo and stitch rigid Daveigh Chase He left an inheritance worth $400,000 even though he was reportedly living on the streets of Los Angeles before his death at age 35.
Testamentary documents obtained by Us weekly show that Daveigh’s mother, cathy chaseasked a Los Angeles Superior Court to name his administrator for his late daughter’s estate on Wednesday, July 8. Cathy specified that Daveigh left $400,000 in personal property, but “no real property.” (TMZ was the first to report the news.)
Cathy asked to become administrator of her daughter’s estate because Daveigh was never married and had no children. The legal motion included Daveigh’s father, John Schwallieras a potential “patrimonial descendant”. (Cathy clarified that John “has property in Las Vegas,” but she thought he was currently residing at an unknown address in the Philippines.)
Us obtained a second motion filed with the court that places restrictions on how money from Daveigh’s estate can be spent. (This document was signed by Cathy on Tuesday, July 7).
Former child star Daveigh Chase, the voice behind Disney’s beloved Lilo in Lilo & Stitch and the brooding Samara in The Ring, has died at age 35. Chase’s boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, confirmed the news to TMZ on June 17, 2026, revealing that the late actress had been battling meningitis and a serious blood infection before […]
‘There are many other restrictions on your authority to deal with real estate. You must not spend any of the estate’s money unless you have received permission from the court or have been advised to do so by an attorney,” the instructions say. “You may be reimbursed for official court fees paid by you to the county clerk and your bond premium.”
The instructions continued: “Without a prior court order, you may not pay fees to yourself or your attorney, if you have one. If you do not obtain the court’s permission when necessary, you may be removed as personal representative or may be required to repay the estate from your own personal funds, or both. You should consult with an attorney regarding the legal requirements affecting real estate sales, leases, mortgages, and investments.”
A probate hearing is set for Aug. 12 in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Before the next hearing, Cathy asked the court to approve bail of $400,000.
Daveigh’s boyfriend. Roy Hernandezconfirmed his death to TMZ on June 17, saying at the time that the great love The student was battling meningitis and a blood infection that caused sepsis before her death.
However, a Los Angeles medical examiner’s report obtained by Us on June 29 listed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) as Daveigh’s primary cause of death. The medical examiner determined it was a natural death and noted that chronic polysubstance use was a contributing factor. (The Cleveland Clinic defines polysubstance use as the use of more than one drug or substance at the same time or in close proximity.)
Daveigh Chase in August 2009.
Noel Vásquez/Getty ImagesOnce an in-demand actress, Daveigh all but disappeared from the spotlight in the mid-2010s, with concerned fans occasionally sharing images of her on Skid Row in Los Angeles in recent years.
A source once close to Daveigh exclusively revealed to Us that mutual friends approached the actress to offer help over the years, but she was not receptive.
“People really loved her, cared about her and offered her help,” the source says. “If you talked to anyone, everyone asked about her, worried and worried about her.”
The source added: “If I ever met someone on the street I would ask them about her and if they knew her and no one knew her.”
Daveigh Chase’s former manager is questioning the legitimacy of the GoFundMe page created by her boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, following the actress’ death. “A man claiming to be Daveigh’s boyfriend has launched a GoFundMe page purportedly on behalf of Daveigh and his family. Neither his family nor his close friends […]
Daveigh’s childhood friend. amy castle He expressed his belief that “things absolutely could have been different” if the star had been willing to trust others.
“Whenever I talk to people about this, they say, ‘It’s so sad, it’s so tragic,’ and I say it’s sad and it’s tragic, but it didn’t have to be that way either,” Castle said. Us on Wednesday, July 8 “I knew her from [age] From 9 to 16, and I can tell you with certainty that the friend I met would never have wanted her life to be the way it was. By no means. “I don’t have the slightest doubt in my life.”
Castle suggested that Daveigh simply “didn’t have the support” he needed in the final years of his life.
“I think that many times, if a person does not have the support necessary to process… a very understandable coping mechanism can be to compartmentalize or self-soothe, often with drugs, [it] It can be with food, with sex, with anything that gives dopamine to your brain and takes you away from what you don’t understand,” he said.
Daveigh first found fame as a child star with live-action roles in Donnie Darko and the rhineg, before landing lead voice roles at Disney lilo and stitch and the Studio Ghibli movie Spirited Away. His last film roles came in 2016 with the horror film. Jack goes home and suspense American romance.
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