--- description: Both sides agreed to conditions including an informal meeting to arrange a pick-up of various items at the Williams's home title: Robin Williams's Widow and Children Agree to Mediation in Estate Fight image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6cf52540c4e9eb27/698785ef0b72e355536de6d4/robin-williams.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Robin Williams's Widow and Children Agree to Mediation in Estate Fight by [Michael Miller / People](/author/people/) ## Michael Miller / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 30, 2015 11:40 PM CUT  Susan Schneider, Robin Williams, and Zelda Williams in 2011. Susan Schneider, Robin Williams, and Zelda Williams in 2011.Katy Winn—AP by [Michael Miller / People](/author/people/) ## Michael Miller / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 30, 2015 11:40 PM CUT The legal battle between [Robin Williams](http://www.people.com/people/package/0,,20842912,00.html "undefined")‘s widow and his children appears to be nearing a peaceful conclusion. Attorneys for Williams’s widow, Susan Schneider, and his three children from previous marriages, squared off in probate court in San Francisco on Monday and agreed to private mediation, hoping to [settle a dispute](http://www.people.com/article/robin-williams-family-estate-battle "undefined") regarding the contents of his estate. Schneider and Williams’s children — Zachary, Zelda and Cody — have disagreed over who can claim certain [the contents](http://www.people.com/article/robin-williams-family-estate-battle "undefined") of the couple’s Tiburon, California, home. Williams’s will entitles his children to clothing, jewelry, personal photos taken prior to his marriage to Schneider, as well as awards, memorabilia and tangible personal property from his home, where he was [found dead](http://www.people.com/people/package/0,,20842912,00.html "undefined") last August. Schneider argues that Williams’s will entitles her to certain items, such as his watches and other personal effects. During the hearing, which lasted less than 40 minutes, both sides agreed to meet informally in the next two weeks to arrange a pick-up of various items at the Williams’s home and to have a private mediation before late April. Both Schneider and the children were eager to end the stand-off and to keep their personal information out of the public spotlight. Andrew Bassak, attorney for Williams’s children, told PEOPLE after the court hearing, “We didn’t want any publicity.” Jim Wagstaffe, Schneider’s attorney agreed, saying, “The trustees and the children do not want this to become public. We are interested in getting it resolved as quickly as possible.” “I think we can have all the undisputed items picked up in the next two weeks,” Wagstaffe said, adding, “We could probably do it as early as today.” He claimed, “\[Schneider and the children\] will meet in good faith within the next two weeks,” and said “a large percentage of these items are not disputed.” Wagstaffe told the court that his client would like to keep her wedding presents, the tux Williams wore to the wedding and photographs from his 60th birthday in 2011. However, Bassak appeared less optimistic that the dispute could be settled so quickly. “I don’t know and I can’t speculate,” Bassak told PEOPLE when asked if he agreed with Wagstaffe’s timeline, adding, “There is still a lot to be worked out.” —Reporting by Susan Young [_This article originally appeared on People.com_](http://www.people.com/article/robin-williams-widow-children-settle-dispute-privately "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3764594/robin-williams-family-estate-battle/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3764594/robin-williams-family-estate-battle/"},"headline":"Robin Williams's Widow and Children Agree to Mediation in Estate Fight","datePublished":"2015-03-30T23:40:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:33:49.035Z","description":"Both sides agreed to conditions including an informal meeting to arrange a pick-up of various items at the Williams's home","url":"https://time.com/3764594/robin-williams-family-estate-battle/","keywords":["celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6cf52540c4e9eb27/698785ef0b72e355536de6d4/robin-williams.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michael Miller / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6cf52540c4e9eb27/698785ef0b72e355536de6d4/robin-williams.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Susan Schneider, Robin Williams, and Zelda Williams in 2011.","caption":"Susan Schneider, Robin Williams, and Zelda Williams in 2011.","creditText":"Katy Winn—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3764594/robin-williams-family-estate-battle/","name":"Robin Williams's Widow and Children Agree to Mediation in Estate Fight"}}]}] ```