Each of Williams’ divorces were brought upon either by his having an affair with the next wife, or his drug and alcohol problems.
He was married to his first wife for ten years from the late 1970s to the late 1980s and they had one son. He left her for the nanny.
The second wife he was married to for almost twenty years and they had two children together. They were also involved in various businesses and production companies. After a few years of sobriety, Williams fell off the wagon hard. Marcis GHarces stood by him for years while he promised to sober up. He did, but would always go back.
If a man’s actions lead to a divorce from the mothers of his children, then there is nothing unreasonable with the fact that income earned during the marriages should be split according to law. It was not just his money, it was money he made for his family. That’s what a marriage is: two people becoming one.
You can’t blame greedy, grasping women on whatever financial settlement was after the divorces. He made tens of millions of dollars through the years as a Hollywood actor. California law says it’s a 50/50 split.
Williams was a funny person, a great actor, and a good friend. But he had his demons and his wives and children deserved better.