SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Attorneys for Robin Williams’ wife and children are headed to court in their battle over the late comedian’s estate.
The attorneys are scheduled to appear before a San Francisco probate judge on Monday, as they argue over who should get clothes and other personal items the actor kept at one his Northern California homes.
In papers filed in December, Williams’ wife, Susan, says some of the late actor’s personal items were taken without her permission.
She has asked the court to exclude the contents of the San Francisco Bay Area home she shared with Williams from the jewelry, memorabilia and other items Williams said his children should have.
Williams’ children from previous marriages, Zachary, Zelda and Cody, said in response that Susan Williams is “adding insult to a terrible injury” by trying to change the trust agreement and rob them of the late actor’s belongings.
Susan Williams’ attorney said she was only seeking guidance from the court about the meaning of certain terms in the trust.
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Williams died at his home in Tiburon north of San Francisco in August. The coroner ruled his death a suicide that resulted from asphyxia caused by hanging.
Susan Williams, the actor’s third wife, has said Williams had been struggling with depression, anxiety and a recent diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
Williams’ trust granted his children his memorabilia and awards in the entertainment industry among other particular personal items, according to court documents.
Susan Williams says that because he wanted her to continue to live at the Tiburon home, it makes sense that he intended only for his children to have the specific personal items he delineated that were kept at another home he owned in Napa.
The two sides also disagree over items put in storage, watches Williams owned and his memorabilia.
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