Robin Williams family in bitter legal battle over who owns the late star’s boxer shorts and socks in latest drama over his $46 million estate
Robin Wililams’ family is locked in an increasingly bitter legal battle over who owns the late star’s underwear, tee shirts and socks.
The comedian’s widow and his three children are in dispute over the ownership of 300 items which include his boxer shorts.
At the latest hearing San Francisco superior court judge Andrew Cheng gave the two sides until the end of July to resolve the differences in the ongoing row.
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Susan Schneider, left, widow of late comedy star Robin WIlliams, right, is in a court battle with the actor’s three children from a former marriage over the division of his $46 million estate – including his underwear
Mr Williams’ children, including Zelda, right, have accused their father’s last wife Susan, left, of greed
Zak Williams, left, and his siblings Zelda, centre and Cody, right are all involved in the legal action
Another issue that needs to be resolved is the amount of money that Susan Schneider Williams, Mr Williams’ third wife and widow, will get to run the home he left her in his will.
A second appraisal on the property is expected to be conducted in the near future, the court heard.
Mrs Williams has been at war with Zak, Zelda and Cody Williams since December last year when they accused her of ‘greed’ in a dramatic court filing.
They claim that she was trying to get more money from their father’s estate than she deserves and subverting his wishes.
At a hearing on Monday Mrs Williams’ attorney James Wagstaffe said that she wanted to keep a number of her husband’s personal effects, including his slippers.
He told the judge: ‘I’m representing an emotionally grieving widow who’s trying to honour her husband’s wishes’.
Meredith Bushnell, the lawyer for Mr Williams’ children, disagreed and claimed that their stepmother is simply using ‘delay tactics’.
Mr Williams died at his £7 million home in Tiburon, California that he shared with Mrs Williams and her two teenage sons from a previous relationship on August 11 last year.
A coroner ruled that the cause of death was asphyxia and that it was suicide by hanging.
It later emerged that the 63-year-old star of films like Mrs Doubtfire and Good Morning Vietnam had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
In his will Mr Williams stipulated how he wanted his $46 million fortune to be split up but nearly a year later his family are still at loggerheads.
