Jay Leno officially granted conservatorship of wife Mavis amid her dementia diagnosis and ‘difficult period’
nypost.comPeople reports. Mavis added that she’s “receiving excellent care with her husband, Mr. Leno.”“I think she’s in the least restrictive environment,” the judge agreed. “I think she’s in very good care with Mr.
Leno.”The judge then told Leno, 73, “everything you’re doing is right” and “I totally understand this is a difficult period.” He added that the TV personality is “fit” for the role.The former “Tonight Show” host went on to note that he is in the process of estate planning and looking at his wife’s will.Earlier this month, court documents revealed that Mavis, 77, “sometimes does not know her husband nor her date of birth” amid her health struggles.
The statement, which was made by Mavis’ court-appointed attorney, Robert Ostrin, was filed in Los Angeles as an update to an earlier petition to allow Leno to be her conservator.Additionally, the report explained that Mavis “has a lot of disorientation” and “will ruminate about her parents who have both passed and her mother who died about 20 years ago.”“Based on my interaction with Mr.
Leno, plus some research I have done, he seems to be a standup guy,” Ostrin said. “And his private persona matches the public persona he projects.”In January, Leno told Daily Mail he had plans to set up her will. “She’s fine.
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