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Linda Stasi: Robin Williams’ $30M alimony to ex-wives contributed to death [What did he owe them?]
New York Daily News ^ | 08/21/2014 | Linda Stasi

Posted on 08/21/2014 8:09:31 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Did alimony kill Robin Williams?

At least in part it sure did. Paying out over $30 million to ex-wives who were allowed to attach themselves to Williams’ bank account like comatose patients on feeding tubes would be enough to make Gandhi angry and depressed.

While states are finally, gradually catching up to the modern age in terms of alimony (now they call it “maintenance” — as in “high maintenance”) the practice of men paying women because they once were married is not just primitive but, yes, sexist.

Yeah, go ahead, call me anti-feminist, call me whatever you want, but the truth is alimony (which is different from child support and fair distribution of assets acquired during the marriage) doesn’t mean the non-working spouse is entitled to live as high as the Kardashians. It’s that concept that is fundamentally anti-feminist.

No, I’m not talking out of my head. I’m talking as a formerly divorced, unemployed woman who didn’t ask for alimony, just a fair amount of child support for our then-2-year-old daughter, which never happened anyway.

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: alimony; golddiggers; hollywoodvalues; robinwilliams; savethemales
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To: driftdiver

Pre nup.
Don’t say I do without it.


41 posted on 08/21/2014 8:47:51 AM PDT by Palio di Siena
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To: DoodleDawg

RE: $30 million over how long a period of time? One year? Ten years?

Not sure.

He was married to the first wife for 10 years, cheated on her with the Nanny, married the Nanny for 20 years and divorced her in 2008. He re-married in 2011.

It was reported that he made over $130 Million but at his death, was worth a “mere” $50 million.

He also said he needed to keep working to pay for his ex-wives...

I don’t know what stupid, crazy system would burden such a person and make him a practical indentured servant to his ex-wives.


42 posted on 08/21/2014 8:48:35 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: SeekAndFind

ping


43 posted on 08/21/2014 8:49:43 AM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: SeekAndFind
Robin Williams was a coke addict, alcoholic, had STD, and was unable to maintain a stable homelife.

A very mixed up guy. And people wonder why he ended up paying alimony?

44 posted on 08/21/2014 8:50:09 AM PDT by what's up
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To: Palio di Siena
How bullet-proof are these things?
Seems like any sharp lawyer should be able to tear through one.
45 posted on 08/21/2014 8:50:23 AM PDT by stormhill
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To: DaxtonBrown

They will all tell you they love you. :-)


46 posted on 08/21/2014 8:51:18 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Beowulf9

I believe wife #1 divorced Robin when he started boinking the nanny, who became wife #2.

revenge is a dish served very cold


47 posted on 08/21/2014 8:51:37 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Live and learn. FWIW, there are countries you can retire to that don’t habla US court documents. That assumes you have portable wealth they can’t attach.


48 posted on 08/21/2014 8:54:21 AM PDT by meatloaf
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To: txrefugee

Just a hair split but;

P. T. Barnum Never Did Say
“There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute”

http://www.historybuff.com/library/refbarnum.html


49 posted on 08/21/2014 8:55:42 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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To: DaxtonBrown
You can rent a lot of hookers for $30 million. And they will even tell you they love you.

Then they go away and leave you and your bank account alone.

50 posted on 08/21/2014 8:57:54 AM PDT by OldMissileer
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To: what's up
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
He was MC'ing an event for Bill Clinton, I think, and ripping on conservatives. Then he paused and addressed some children in the front rows, "learning some new words, are we?"

Whatever good will I may have harbored for this dude died that day.

51 posted on 08/21/2014 8:58:28 AM PDT by stormhill
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To: Uncle Miltie

I wonder if the community property and alimony laws are why the cohabitation rate for all age ranges has been rising for at least 25 years.
Younger people don’t want to get married to avoid a divorce, and older people don’t want to lose alimony or widow’s benefits.


52 posted on 08/21/2014 8:59:57 AM PDT by tbw2
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To: americas.best.days...

I didn’t notice his career dwindling.


53 posted on 08/21/2014 9:00:35 AM PDT by freepertoo
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To: OldMissileer

Like my kindly, sweet grandfather used to say, “If it floats, flies or f*cks, it’s cheaper to rent it”.


54 posted on 08/21/2014 9:01:52 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: silverleaf

Still shouldn’t be a reason to take a great percentage of his money.


55 posted on 08/21/2014 9:02:08 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: SeekAndFind

Mr. Williams deserves a good chunk of the blame, for hiring bad attorneys and accepting crummy legal advice. Apparently, he was willing to keep ex-wives 1 and 2 attached to his bank account forever, so they kept getting a check every month. I believe he dumped his first wife in 1988 (because she caught him having an affair with the baby sitter, who became wife #2). And I’m sure those monthly checks were sufficient to keep her in a comfortable lifestyle. Plus, he was on the hook for child support to both wives as well.

You’d think someone would have suggested a pre-nup agreement after the first marriage, or trying to impose some sort of time limit on alimony payments. Maybe Williams just wanted to move on and was willing to do whatever it took. Back in the 80s, he probably thought he’d be a movie star forever, with the income to match. But by the time of his second divorce, his career was already on the downhill slope. At that point, with his kids grown and assets to protect, you’d think he would have hired a legal shark and gone to war.

From what I’ve heard, Robin Williams blew through money like s-— through a goose. He had a massive estate in the Napa Valley that has been on the market for years; 600 acres of land (including vineyards) and a huge house. The mortgage and upkeep on that place must have been astounding.

He also freely gave money to friends in trouble. After Christopher Reeve and his wife died, Williams paid most of the bills for their son, despite the fact that his friends were still had significant assets, despite Reeve’s paralyzing injury and his wife’s sudden death from lung cancer.

At the time of his death, Williams was living in a house he inherited from his mother. That alone speaks volumes about his financial position. I’m guessing long-term alimony payments were just one of the financial straws that helped push him over the edge.

A lawyer friend of mine told me “there is no such thing as am amicable divorce. You’re going to war and be prepared to fight for everything you have, including your kids and your assets.” Luckily, I’ve been married to the same woman for more than 30 years, and I’ve never had to follow that advice.


56 posted on 08/21/2014 9:02:40 AM PDT by ExNewsExSpook
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To: stormhill

There are rules and precedent in case law regarding pre nups.
The main issue is that there can have been no coercion or duress in getting the other party to sign.
Most lawyers will tell you a properly done pre nup is solid.


57 posted on 08/21/2014 9:04:50 AM PDT by Palio di Siena
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To: Vermont Lt
How does one become formerly divorced?

She means she has remarried.
58 posted on 08/21/2014 9:04:51 AM PDT by Chad_the_Impaler
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To: Palio di Siena
If that's really the case, you'd have to be a damned fool to not get one.
It's possible a man would be reluctant to broach the issue to his fiancé out of fear she'll be outraged; on the other hand, that seems like a good b**ch filter.
59 posted on 08/21/2014 9:10:59 AM PDT by stormhill
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To: SeekAndFind

Not an issue. I’m very happy having a Beau. Not buying the pig again. *SMIRK* :)


60 posted on 08/21/2014 9:11:08 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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