Williams' Wife In Court Fight With Children

Robin Williams' children say they are "heartbroken" after going to court with their late father's wife in a fight over his estate.

In papers filed in December in San Francisco Superior Court, Williams' wife, Susan, accuses the comedian's children from two previous marriages of taking items without her permission.

She has asked the court to exclude the contents of the Tiburon home that she shared with the star from the jewellery, memorabilia and other items Williams wanted the children to have.

His children, Zachary, Zelda and Cody, counter 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 clothing and other personal items.

"The Williams' children are heartbroken that Petitioner, Mr Williams' wife of less than three years, has acted against his wishes by challenging the plans he so carefully made for his estate," lawyers for Williams' children said in court papers.

Williams died at his home in August. The coroner ruled Williams' death a suicide that resulted from asphyxia caused by hanging.

Susan Williams has said the 63-year-old was struggling with depression, anxiety and a recent Parkinson's disease diagnosis when his personal assistant found him dead.

Williams' trust granted his children his memorabilia and awards in the entertainment industry and some other specific personal items, according to court documents.

Susan Williams said 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.

"Any other interpretation would lead to Mrs Williams' home being stripped while Mrs Williams still lives there," her lawyers wrote.

The children dispute that interpretation, saying there were no specific limits on the location of those items.

The two sides also disagree over items put in storage, watches Williams owned and his memorabilia.