The health ofJay Leno’s wife,Mavis Leno, is continuing to decline following her dementia diagnosis.
Mavis, who Jay has been married to since 1980, “has a lot of disorientation, will ruminate about her parents who have both passed and her mother who died about 20 years ago,” according to the report.
However, Ostrin described her as a “delightful person” with a “charming personality,” despite the fact that it “was clear she had cognitive impairment.”
Jay Leno and his wife Mavis Leno at a presentation of HBO’s “Billy Crystal 700 Sundays” in Los Angeles on April 17, 2014.David Livingston/Getty
David Livingston/Getty
The report also speaks to the nature of the couple’s relationship, which Ostrin described as “long-term, loving and supportive,” as Mavis sees Jay as “her protector and she trusts him.”
In regards to the conservatorship filing, Ostrin notes that Mavis “does not object” but rather “consents to it,” and thus Ostrin formally recommended the approval of Jay’s petition as conservator of his wife’s estate.
Mavis and Jay Leno at the 26th Anniversary Carousel Of Hope Ball in 2012.Christopher Polk/Getty
Christopher Polk/Getty
If Jay’s petition is granted,he will be “responsible for making all decisions based on the scope that the court gives him,“David DuFault, a principal attorney at Sodoma Law, previously told PEOPLE.
“Generally, courts like to be as least restrictive as possible,” DuFault said. “I would guess that given her age, given the idea that there is or appears to be a dementia diagnosis, it could be a very broadly-crafted order that says that the petitioner has authority to make all kinds of decisions for her, which could be dealing with financial assets, selling real property, making decisions about beneficiary designations.”
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