Jay Leno‘s spouse Mavis is severely struggling together with her reminiscence amid her ongoing battle with dementia … TMZ has realized.
In new courtroom paperwork obtained by TMZ … Mavis’ lawyer, who was court-appointed after Jay filed a conservatorship petition, says her reminiscence is in such decline, Mavis struggles to acknowledge her husband and recall her personal start date.
The 77-year-old philanthropist’s reminiscence points are confirmed by a neurologist overseeing her care, which began after a 2018 automobile accident.
In accordance with the docs, Mavis is battling “superior dementia,” which is inflicting her to expertise fairly a little bit of disorientation. Per the courtroom doc, Mavis thinks usually about her late dad and mom — who handed greater than 20 years in the past.
The lawyer describes Jay as a loving husband, who’s attempting to ensure Mavis will probably be financially protected, within the occasion he passes away earlier than her.
The lawyer explains … “Property planning is one thing that almost all everybody wants, however by the point you want it, if you do not have it, it’s too late to get it. This Petition is designed to offer Mavis that safety with the safety of Court docket supervision.”
The authorized counsel notes Mavis, regardless of her clear “cognitive impairment,” agrees with the conservatorship plan — as she trusts Jay utterly after 44 years of marriage.
Whereas Mavis’ lawyer helps Jay being appointed her conservator, he notes he has not spoken together with her subsequent of kin — her brother, Rikki Nicholson — who reportedly lives subsequent door to the couple.
So, it appears greater than possible he is aware of the total extent of the scenario.