--- ---  # Robin Williams' Family in Dispute Over His Estate ## Video: Late-Night Highlight: Hosts Pay Tribute To Robin Williams [Watch (HLS stream): Late-Night Highlight: Hosts Pay Tribute To Robin Williams](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/pFEiJMG6.m3u8) (1:02)  _Published 2014-08-13. Late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and Conan O’Brien took time during their shows to mention the late actor Robin Williams. And each of them only had kind things to say._  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Feb 3, 2015 12:16 AM UTC  Susan Williams, Robin Williams and Zelda Williams attend the Happy Feet Two Los Angeles Premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Nov. 13, 2011 in Hollywood, Calif. Susan Williams, Robin Williams and Zelda Williams attend the Happy Feet Two Los Angeles Premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Nov. 13, 2011 in Hollywood, Calif.Jeffrey Mayer—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Feb 3, 2015 12:16 AM UTC The family of Robin Williams is locked in a [disagreement over his estate](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/movies/robin-williamss-widow-and-children-tangle-over-estate.html?src=twr&%5Fr=0) almost six months after the Oscar-winning actor committed suicide at the age of 63. Court documents from December and January reveal disputes over money, property and personal belongings between Williams’ widow and third wife, Susan Schneider Williams, and his three children from two previous marriages, the New York _Times_ reports. Documents from Zak (31), Zelda (25) and Cody (23) say they are “heartbroken” that Susan Schneider Williams, who married Robin Williams in 2011, has “acted against his wishes by challenging the plans he so carefully made for his estate.” Their claims are in response to papers Williams’ lawyers filed in December outlining the parts of the estate she claims she is entitled to. ### Robin Williams' Life in Pictures  Robin Williams in the 8th grade at Detroit Country Day School in Birmingham, Mich. in 1965. Courtesy Williams Family  In the 8th grade, Robin Williams, #15, played on the basketball team at Detroit Country Day School. Seth Poppel—Yearbook Library  Robin Williams in high school. Courtesy Robin Williams  Williams' played the spinach-loving sailor Popeye in its eponymous 1980 film. Paramount/AP  Robin Williams in September of 1981 Steve Ringman—San Francisco Chronicle/Corbis  Robin Williams with his mom, Laurie Williams, during the premiere of "Moscow on The Hudson" at Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif in 1984. Ron Galella—Wire Image/Getty Images  Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve at Silver Friedman's "The Original Improvisation" in New York in 1988. Jim Demetropoulos—Retna Ltd./Corbis  Robin Williams, third from right, dressed as a cheerleader on Nov. 12, 1979 with the Broncos' Pony Express cheerleaders during the filming of an episode of "Mork & Mindy," in Denver. AP  Robin Williams played radio DJ Adrian Cronauer in director Barry Levinson's comedy drama, Good Morning Vietnam in 1987. Touchstone Pictures/AP  Williams taught a generation to seize the day, to make their lives extraordinary, as John Keating in Dead Poets Society. Buena Vista Pictures  Williams played a grown up version of Peter Pan in the 1991 family classic Hook. TriStar Pictures  Williams lent his substantial talents to voicing Genie in Disney's 1992 animated film Aladdin. Disney  Household chores were no match for Robin Williams as he donned layers of prosthetics to play Mrs. Doubtfire in the 1993 movie of the same name. 20th Century Fox  Williams starred as Alan Parrish, a boy stuck inside a board game for twenty-six years in the 1995 film Jumanji. TriStar Pictures  Starring opposite a young Matt Damon, Williams played Dr. Sean Maguire, in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting. Miramax  Williams played a living android in the 1999 film Bicentennial Man. Buena Vista  Williams took on the likeness of Teddy Roosevelt in Ben Stiller's Night at the Museum. 20th Century Fox  Robin Williams and his family are seen with their dogs on May 2005\. From left to right: Kiwi (poodle), son Cody Williams, Robin Williams, daughter Zelda Williams, Marsha Williams and Mizu (poodle) Lacy Atkins—Emily Scott Pottruck/Trails of Devotion While the actor’s estate set up a separate trust for Susan Schneider Williams that includes among other things their Tiburon, Calif., home and “all costs related to the residence,” the children believe her request for “all expenses associated with daily upkeep as well as unexpected renovations and improvements” is pushing for more funds and a sign of “greed.” There is also disagreement over which of the actor’s personal memorabilia belong to which trust. “Mr. Williams wanted his wife to be able to stay in her home and not be disrupted in her life with her children,” Jim Wagstaffe, a lawyer for Susan Schneider Williams, told the _Times_. “Compared to what the Williams children were set to receive from their father, this is a bucket of water in a lake.” \[[_NYT_](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/movies/robin-williamss-widow-and-children-tangle-over-estate.html?src=twr&%5Fr=0)\] _Read next:_ [_Quiz: Can You Guess Which Celebrity is Worth More?_](http://time.com/3686809/quiz-can-you-guess-which-celebrity-is-worth-more/?xid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) Robin Williams' Family Dispute Estate ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3693162/robin-williams-family-estate-dispute/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3693162/robin-williams-family-estate-dispute/"},"headline":"Robin Williams' Family in Dispute Over His Estate","datePublished":"2015-02-03T00:16:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:05:53.642Z","description":"The late actor's children are \"heartbroken\" over what his widow is asking for","url":"https://time.com/3693162/robin-williams-family-estate-dispute/","keywords":["celebrities","robin williams"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8182001403e56453/69877d4a5f570f48c7b150ff/robin-zelda-williams.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8182001403e56453/69877d4a5f570f48c7b150ff/robin-zelda-williams.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Happy Feet Two\" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals","caption":"\"Happy Feet Two\" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals","creditText":"Jeffrey Mayer—WireImage/Getty Images","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/3693162/robin-williams-family-estate-dispute/","name":"Robin Williams' Family in Dispute Over His Estate"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Late-Night Highlight: Hosts Pay Tribute To Robin Williams","description":"Late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and Conan O’Brien took time during their shows to mention the late actor Robin Williams. 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