Devastating news for the family of Robin Williams: The actor’s third wife is fighting his children for Robin’s estate.
His death shocked comedy lovers and admirers of brilliance around the world. Now, Robin Williams’ wife is going against his wishes and challenging his three children to ownership of his estate. It must be utterly devastating for everyone involved; it’s awful even to read about.
Susan Schneider Williams, who married Robin in 2011, has filed a petition that states Robin set up a trust that entitled most of his assets to her.
The court documents claim “Mrs Williams became frightened of the co-trustees invading her home,” which is why she hired legal help.
“Susan Schneider Williams lost her husband through a shocking and emotionally charged event,” the document said.
“Since the incident, she was not given time to grieve her loss free from the frenetic efforts to interfere with her domestic tranquillity.”
Read more: “I think the world owes Robin Williams’ daughter an apology.”
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It's so hard to know who's right or wrong here without knowing the full details, maybe she just wants some mementos to remember him by but the kids want the lot, on the other hand maybe she is a gold digger.
Whatever the reason it makes me so sad, I loved Robin Williams, of course I didn't know him but he just seemed like a really nice guy and to think people are fighting over his things now is just so sad, I just don't understand why they can't come to a compromise. I understand for instance if you love soneone you want to keep their things, like maybe all his oscars, but surely you could say ok I will take one oscar you can have the other one etc. at the end of the day they are just things, I wouldn't enjoy owning one of my parents prized mementos if I had to fight my siblings over it, it would ruin the memory.
It's typical my step mother was married to me dad for only 5 years all their assets remained seperate and they paid each of their own bills. He left her 75% of his estate and his children the remaining amount. We respected his decision she however wanted the lot and filed a law suit against us for not only our share but family heirlooms that had been in our family for generations even though she had no children. Thankfully it got thrown out of court.. I don't know why she did what she did age who knows why Williams wife is doing what she's doing maybe they think because they are the ones sharing their lives they deserve it all I don't really know all I know is it's hard to grieve when money is involved, its sole destroying.