Jay Leno granted conservatorship of his wife's estate following dementia diagnosis
Former late-night talk show host Jay Leno was granted conservatorship of his wife's estate after he revealed that she is suffering from dementia.
Former late-night talk show host Jay Leno was granted conservatorship of his wife's estate after he revealed that she is suffering from dementia.
Leno, 73, is "suitable and qualified" to be the conservator of Mavis Leno's estate, according to court documents filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
He first filed for conservatorship in January. The petition said Mavis Leno, 77, had "been progressively losing capacity and orientation to space and time for several years."
Last week, a court-appointed lawyer recommended approving Leno's request, saying his wife "sometimes does not know her husband, Jay, nor her date of birth."
The lawyer, who spoke with Mavis Leno and her doctor, said in a court filing that she experiences "a lot of disorientation" and "will ruminate about her parents who have both passed."
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