Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Family Feud Over Robin Williams' Estate
Robin Williams' three children are headed to court, because his widow is bogarting their stuff. TMZ reports that Susan Schneider is whining to the court that someone entered Williams' house and took some of the actor's belongings. As they should, because the will says it belongs to the children. Williams created a trust with very clear language leaving all of his "personal effects, including his Oscar for the movie 'Good Will Hunting,' movie memorabilia, action figures, graphic novels, theater masks, and other items" to his children, NOT his widow. Schneider was married to Williams for three years, and is trying to claim that although the trust clearly states that all jewelry goes to the children, that doesn't include the jewelry that she wants. Good luck with that.
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That woman gives me the heebie jeebies. I think she is shady. Did before Robin's death, and this solidified it.
ReplyDeleteMight explain part of his depression, seriously.
DeleteThis really bothers me. His will was very clear and concise, I'm sure Susan is well taken after and not left out of the will. Respect Robin's wishes.
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ReplyDeleteUgh, this is what sickens me when people pass. People can get so nasty.
ReplyDeleteEverything is always about money. I really get down about it if I think about it for too long.
ReplyDeleteAgree with snarky. Ahe struck me as shady too. What does she want with all thatvstuff anyway? Stop being a bitch, you were only with him 3 years, he wanted the children to have these things, not you. Deal with it. Always struck me too she didnt sleep with him and didnt know what he was doing the night he committed suicide.
ReplyDeleteAnd she will NEVER win in court of public opinion. She will be villified like mccartney's bitchy one legged ex.
Delete@liddy, the not sleeping together thing did not surprise me at all. My mom had Parkinson's. She and my father didn't sleep together for several years before her death. It was disruptive to him when she'd get fidgety, anxious, shaky, being unable to find a comfortable position, getting out of bed several time a night, etc. It might sound harsh (being disruptive), but there was a level of OCD that was created by the medications she was on.
Delete@Karen, wasn't it reported that he was in the very early stages of Parkinsons?
Delete@Gina, I believe you're right, but I never heard specifically what symptoms he was experiencing. Tremors are an early symptom and for some people the tremors and shaking can cause a level of anxiety. Some of the medications used for Parkinson's can cause anxiety as well and then you have to be prescribed an anti-anxiety medication or anti-depressive. Those may affect your Parkinson's meds efficacy. It's a vicious cycle. Because Williams had an addiction/dependency problem, they may have limited the drugs they chose to use for him.
DeleteWith my mother, there would be a point on almost a yearly basis where her current medical regiment suddenly stopped working. It was the weirdest thing, one day she's good, then a few days later, it's like she was on no meds at all or she's seeing people in the house, or trying to tie her shoes when she's wearing slip-ons. She'd be admitted into the hospital and within 24 hours or so, the doctors would dial in her new, improved dosage and she'd be back to where she was the week before.
Mr. Snarky and I don't always sleep in the same bed (he snores--loudly) but we kiss goodnight, snuggle before he gets up, and eat together every morning. To go over 12 hours without seeing him when we live in the same house? I could not. The will spells everything out-jewelry, personal effects, etc. The real bone of contention is apparently the watch collection. Sorry, she's hardly destitute. It's not as if she got nothing in the will.
DeleteA death in a family will show peoples' true colours
ReplyDeleteI have a bone to pick here. I'm assuming, that since Williams and Schneider were married and living together that it's their home, not his home. If someone came into my home uninvited and took things, I'd be livid. I'd also be calling the police.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, the story talks about "personal effects" being left to the children, but what does that mean? I would suggest that that phrase could apply to almost anything. One source I checked said "Personal effects can include such things as jewelry, appliances, tools, furniture, clothing, china, silver, coin collections, works of art, and the like."
Well, that would be a problem for me as a widow. As far as jewelry goes, if my spouse's children claimed the wedding ring he wore during our marriage as theirs, I'd be pissed off.
I don't think I'd take the kids word for this just yet. There is probably two sides to this story.
GRAMMAR CORRECTION: There *are* probably two sides to this story.
DeleteKaren, I think it was right to use "is".....I'm sure someone will let us know...LOL! Calling all Grammar Nazis!
DeleteEh, after further thought, I've decided I don't freaking know!
DeleteI have to agree with Karen W that there are two sides to this. I know absolutely nothing about their marriage, but Robin Williams was not a healthy guy, struggling with addiction, clinical depression, and the early stages of Parkinsons. This lady was with him every day: that must have been tough work. The kids, being in their early 20s, probably checked in with texts and phone calls when it suited their own busy lives. I don't see the wife as a villain.
ReplyDeleteApparently one of the bones of contention is the wife says "jewelry" means she gets the very extensive (and extremely valuable) watch collection. The kids say no. I gotta say I agree with the kids here. Whole thing makes wifey look very bad no matter how it shakes out.
ReplyDeleteLegally, there may well be a difference between a personal watch that someone wears and a collection that's acquired as an investment.
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ReplyDeleteThere is a form of Alzheimer called Lewy Body Dementia that it is a combination of Parkison's and Alzheimer. The family of Stan Mikita, a great former NHL hockey player, just announced he has been given that diagnosis. It's rare.
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather married a woman who would not allow my mother and her sisters to get anything that belonged to my grandmother. My grandfather married her rather quickly after my grandmother died and no doubt was seeing her when my grandmother was sick and dying. This woman was so horrid and refused to hand anything over to them and she was very rich, from the 3 previous husbands of hers that died - my poor grandmother had nothing of value because my grandfather was a cheapskate. They just wanted the sentimental stuff like photographs and my grandfather was so pussy whipped by this woman he would not intervene. So my aunts broke into the house when they were away only to find the old bat had thrown almost all of it away. My grandfather got his kharma because this woman was a controlling old bat.
@Tina- that's what Estelle Getty had. In hindsight, the other Golden Girls thought she probably was already suffering from it when she was playing Sophia because she could never remember her lines and they even had to stick them on the props like the salt and pepper shakers. She was the second youngest of the cast after Rue McClanahan. She was also known to always be in a bad mood and/or agitated during the run of the show.
DeleteAfter my friend's father died, the strpmother pulled the same crap. He was an only child with 2 young daughters, and his mom had many times told him what was intended for his children- collectibles, family jewelry. Well she kept all of it and every cent she could and the house too and all personal stuff which she threw out. Bitch. She forgot one policy tho, and it really burned her ass when he got some life insurance money, even tho she had everything else.
DeleteShe's saying his Oscar is jewelry and stuff like that, hence the oroblems.
ReplyDeleteIt's her name that will end of getting dragged through the mud. She's still young & an designer, she still needs to work. Just work with his kids, don't be an asshole. I'd probably just sell the house and move myself.
ReplyDeleteI'd be mightily pissed off if someone came into my house & started removing things. It's her home too! Who knows what is being taken. That said, give the kids what is rightfully theirs.
ReplyDeleteKaren pretty sure it's Are , 2 sides therefore plural. :)
According to a other site, she hasn't let the kids in the house at all..he left her the house and some $, but bulk of estate to kids, who haven't received anything. She sure comes off as cold.
ReplyDeleteRobin had many collections which are in another house, not hers, and he verbally and in writing stipulated they were for his children. So they arent rifling thru her house, but she is afraid yhey MIGHT take her stuff and isays," why wld they want tuxedo their father married me in?", which of course they arent remotely interested in. He had a watch collection intended for kids, and shes saying watches arent jewelry so shldnt be included. Its bullshit of course, and she isnt going to win and shld just stop. Ill say it again, i never got a goid vibe from her.
ReplyDeleteHow sickening on the part of the ex-wife. I don't understand people who have total disregard for how the deceased would feel. Surely his ex knows Robin would be horrified to see her fighting his children like this. Why doesn't she care? My good friend died in 2013 and I saw this go on and it upset me so much. I can't imagine.
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is if you want to make certain that somebody gets what you want them to get, give it to them BEFORE you commit suicide or get too old to have control of your possessions or whatever (obviously this doesn't cover unexpected death). In this case he knew exactly when he was going to die. He should have boxed each kids stuff up with their name on it or something. When you have a spouse that is SO new to the family, then you need to be more aggressive IMO about passing out sentimental items and heirlooms early.
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