(NationalUSNews.com) — Jay Leno, the famous retired talk show host and comedian, recently filed a petition for a conservatorship over his wife’s assets due to her ongoing battle with severe dementia. Leno filed for conservatorship over Mavis Leno’s estate in a Los Angeles courtroom, citing her progressive loss of mental capacity and awareness. In his petition, Jay Leno said that his only motivation for the conservatorship was to guarantee that her estate would divide her assets as desired upon her death.
Jay Leno also said that he’d continue to provide for Mavis Leno throughout the remainder of her life, as he did during the course of their marriage. In his petition, Jay Leno claimed that he’d create a trust for their joint estate, which would help provide her with enough money to live comfortably should he die before her. Jay Leno reportedly managed the couple’s finances throughout their 40-year marriage and used this experience as another argument in favor of the conservatorship.
Jay Leno and his wife, Mavis, never had children throughout their lengthy marriage, and the two only have one living heir, Mavis Leno’s brother. Should Mavis Leno die, her brother would receive financial support from her estate. According to the petition, the conservatorship estate won’t use funds from any assets and is only concerned about providing for Mavis Leno through a living trust. Notably missing from the petition are details about Mavis Leno’s diagnosis, meaning the court lacks insight into when Mavis Leno’s health began to decline.
The petition did feature a doctor’s report, which detailed how severe Mavis Leno’s dementia is. According to the doctor authoring the report, Mavis Leno lacks the mental capacity to participate in the conservatorship process and wouldn’t understand the concept of a living trust or the division of her assets. The doctor also claimed that Mavis Leno lacks the mental capacity to consent to any medical treatment, indicating a sharp decline in her mental state since her initial undisclosed diagnosis.
Although the news of Jay Leno’s proposed conservatorship only recently made headlines, the comedian began the process in November 2023. Details about the petition’s outcome seem uncertain, but the talk show host will attend a hearing on April 9 to determine the next steps in the conservatorship process.
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