Robin Williams’ Family At War Over Estate
Robin Williams’ children are battling his widow over his personal belongings.
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[su_thin_right_skyscraper_ad]According to the New York Times, Williams—who committed suicide on Aug. 11—left the majority of his estate to his three children from previous marriages, Zak, Zelda and Cody Williams. He also left them “clothing, jewelry, personal photos taken prior to his marriage to Susan,” and his “memorabilia and awards in the entertainment industry.”
A second trust gave Susan Schneider Williams—his wife of three years—the couple’s home in Tiburon, California, some of the personal property within the home, and money for “all costs related to the residence.”
Now Susan is in court claiming that third provision should be construed to cover “all expenses associated with daily upkeep as well as unexpected renovations and improvements”—money that would come out of the children’s share.
In the meantime, Williams’ children claim, Susan has refused to allow them to collect the personal belongings left to them in the will, challenged the trust’s definition of certain words, and started expensive renovations on her home.
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Gindy51 February 3rd, 2015 at 11:43 am
What a grand way to honor the man who made all of them very wealthy. Greed assholes, the lot of them.
Flibberdy Gibbet February 3rd, 2015 at 11:46 am
God my heart breaks for the kids. New wife of three years… he should have listed specifically hat he wanted everyone to have. Huge mistake.
tracey marie February 3rd, 2015 at 12:29 pm
if he wanted them to get everything he would have had his lawyer write the will that way. They were married, period
trees February 3rd, 2015 at 1:13 pm
You, apparently, do not understand trust law. Her marital status has no bearing on the trust, in fact, trusts are established for precisely this reason, to circumvent the claims of privilege.
tracey marie February 3rd, 2015 at 1:15 pm
lol, and the kids are also attacking her and wanting more then what the trust states, period.
trees February 3rd, 2015 at 1:35 pm
Reading comprehension issues, I see. The wife is in court looking for more than what the trust gives, hence the ininterpretation, “and improvements” to the residence, when the trust states, “all costs related to the residence”, which would commonly be understood to mean, “at the time of death”, as this would be when the trust becomes enforceable. One interpretation is of a closed condition, clearly defined with costs set, the other interpretation is open ended and limitless…sky’s the limit with expenditures
trees February 3rd, 2015 at 1:35 pm
Reading comprehension issues, I see. The wife is in court looking for more than what the trust gives, hence the ininterpretation, “and improvements” to the residence, when the trust states, “all costs related to the residence”, which would commonly be understood to mean, “at the time of death”, as this would be when the trust becomes enforceable. One interpretation is of a closed condition, clearly defined with costs set, the other interpretation is open ended and limitless…sky’s the limit with expenditures
tracey marie February 3rd, 2015 at 1:54 pm
why do you take this so personally, I would suggest you get a life outside the tabloids, kinda creepy of you to want to argue and call names over celebrity babble.
trees February 3rd, 2015 at 1:57 pm
You could do the same, but you don’t.
tracey marie February 3rd, 2015 at 2:04 pm
lol, nothing like proving me correct. damn dude, chill and breathe
Shades February 3rd, 2015 at 8:58 pm
Funny, TM, I don’t see you walking away. You can dish it out but you can’t take it.
tracey marie February 3rd, 2015 at 9:22 pm
take what?
Spirit of America February 4th, 2015 at 10:57 am
Actually, isn’t:
“and the kids are also attacking her and wanting more then what the trust states, period.”
taking a side?
trees February 3rd, 2015 at 3:27 pm
I don’t like injustice. The wife of three years is attempting to steal from Williams children, I find it interesting that you take her side……
tracey marie February 3rd, 2015 at 3:38 pm
i take no side, you however take this far too seriously. get a life
Flibberdy Gibbet February 7th, 2015 at 1:58 am
yeah because the fourth wife of three years of a rich man many years her senior is more deserving of money and industry awards he was earning and memorabilia he was gathering when she was still in soggy training pants than his own KIDS. Pff. How again is it that a man who suffered mental health problems his entire life should be left to write his own will without leaving SPECIFIC instructions to such a large estate? Oh, right, gold-digging wife + craptastic, mediocre attorney.
trees February 3rd, 2015 at 1:16 pm
Now the lawyers will step in, and the heir with the smallest portion will attempt to make things “fair”…. while the others will have to fight to keep what was left to them.
trees February 3rd, 2015 at 1:48 pm
Sadly, no contest provisions can be circumvented. The wife of three years is not contesting the trust, she is attempting to define it’s terms in a way that is unfair to the others, and extremely generous to herself. It is extremely important when writing a trust, to make detailed statements regarding each of the provisions. The document could have been written in a way that left absolutely no question as to the decedents wishes
Suzanne McFly February 3rd, 2015 at 4:32 pm
Good info, thanks for sharing.
StoneyCurtisll February 3rd, 2015 at 8:08 pm
This is not what Robin Williams would want after his death..
And forget the vultures in the paparazzi media who use this as a means to promote themselves only tarnishes the legacy of Robin Williams..
Let the man Rest in Peace and let the family squabbling over his belongings remain private..
It’s non of our business.