LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3 (UPI) — Robin Williams‘ wife Susan Schneider Williams says she has dropped her petition and settled her dispute with her late husband’s adult children regarding his estate.
The terms of the settlement are confidential. At the center of the legal battle were the issues of how much money Robin’s wife should get from his estate to run their house and who rightfully owned Robin’s bicycle collection, awards, watches and family photos.
“While it’s hard to speak of this as a win, given it stems from the greatest loss of all, I am deeply grateful to the judge for helping resolve these issues,” Susan said in a statement to People magazine. “I can live in peace knowing that my husband’s wishes were honored.”
“Mrs. Williams is able to keep the few emotional items she requested, such as their wedding gifts, selected clothing items, a watch Robin often wore, plus the bike she and her husband bought together on their honeymoon,” her lawyers said in additional remarks. “The Williams children will receive the vast majority of the items they demanded, such as more than 50 bikes and over 85 watches, as well as thousands of never-disputed items like Robin Williams’s Academy Award statue. With an overall estate estimated at more than $100 million, Mrs. Williams will be receiving only a fraction of the overall estate, representing those funds sufficient to allow her to remain in the home for her lifetime.”
“The children are relieved to have this behind them,” Meredith Bushnell, the attorney for Zachary, Zelda and Cody Williams, separately told the publication.
The beloved actor and comedian, who battled depression for most of his life, hanged himself in his California home Aug. 11, 2014. He was 63.
Graphic designer Susan Schneider Williams was his third wife. They were married in 2011.
