Mickey Rooney 's widow has filed a challenge against the validity of the will the legendary actor signed just weeks before his death at 93 , her lawyer said . The will left Rooney 's estate to a stepson and nothing to his wife , Janice , or other children . Attorney Eugene Belous told CNN he would be in Los Angeles County Probate Court on Monday morning to argue that the will contains `` a blatant misstatement '' about agreements between her , the actor and his conservator . How Mickey Rooney showed America its heart . `` There is NO provision in either of the two settlement agreements ... that terminates or in any way effects ( her ) rights as surviving spouse , '' Belous said . A court filing says Jan Rooney signed an agreement waiving all claims to her husband 's estate after the couple separated in June 2012 after 34 years of marriage . Mickey Rooney 's court-appointed conservator , who is also named as executor in the will , told CNN on Friday that the challenge of the will `` is totally without merit . '' Since there is not much money to fight over , attorney Michael Augustine said Rooney 's widow , who was separated from her husband the last two years of his life , was seeking public attention with the challenge . `` She can not resist her additional five minutes of fame , '' Augustine said . Although Rooney disinherited his children , his wife and all but one of her children in a will he signed just weeks before his death , court papers suggest there is not much in his estate to fight over . His personal property is valued at just $ 18,000 despite an unmatched 90-year film career . The will signed by Rooney on March 11 , 2014 , left the entire estate to stepson Mark Rooney , one of Jan Rooney 's sons , who was the actor 's caretaker the last two years of his life . He died on April 7 . Rooney `` intentionally omitted '' and disinherited his eight surviving biological children and two other stepchildren from his last marriage , the will said . Rooney had no negative feelings toward his surviving children , but they were all financially better off than he was , Augustine said , adding that Rooney believed that what little he had to leave should go to Mark Rooney and his wife , because they had been taking good care of him in his final two years . A hearing is scheduled for Monday to start the process of probating the actor 's will . An attorney for Mickey Rooney 's children is also contesting the will , Belous said . Fight over Mickey Rooney 's remains averted . Augustine said there was no question that Rooney was of sound mind when he signed the will last March . The actor had just finished filming his `` Night at the Museum '' scenes with Dick Van Dyke , in which he had no trouble learning his lines , he said . An independent lawyer appointed by a judge confirmed that he found Rooney to be `` perfectly competent , '' Augustine said .
Jan Rooney 's will ' is ` ` totally without merit , '' actor 's attorney says . A lawyer for Jan Rooney says she 's raised objections over Mickey Rooney 's will . A hearing to start the process of challenging the will is set for Monday . The will left Rooney 's estate to a stepson and nothing to his wife or other children .