Williams' Family Take Estate Battle Out Of Court

Robin Williams' widow and three children have agreed to negotiate out of court in a battle over parts of the late actor's estate, including his Oscar.

A judge in San Francisco has delayed a hearing on a suit filed by Susan Schneider, who was married to the Mrs Doubtfire star for five years before his suicide last August.

Ms Schneider's lawyer told the AFP news agency that he would meet Williams' children Zelda, Zachary and Cody Williams over the next two weeks to try to reach an agreement.

If this fails a mediator will intervene, he said.

The deadline is June, when the battle could reach court and become public.

The dispute centres on objects related to the actor's career, his childhood and objects from his office, except the furniture that was in the house he shared with his now widow.

The movie awards that Williams won, such as his best supporting actor Oscar for Good Will Hunting, would be worth a lot of money to his children, the lawyer said.

Ms Schneider said in her lawsuit that the executors of the fund the actor created to manage his estate insisted, days after his death, on having access to his home to share out and take possession of some objects.

The widow says all she wants is the suit Williams wore at their wedding ceremony and the gifts they received.

Zelda Williams rejected reports on social media on Monday that she and her siblings had already removed objects from the home of their late father.