Jay Leno's wife Mavis Leno sometimes 'does not know' him due to dementia, lawyer says

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Mavis Leno is battling 'advanced dementia' and 'sometimes does not know her husband, Jay [Leno], nor her date of birth,' her court-appointed attorney reported.

An attorney for Mavis Leno is recommending that the court approve comedian Jay Leno's petition to be a conservator over his wife's estate as she battles 'advanced' dementia that sometimes prevents her from recognizing the former 'Tonight Show' host. Ronald E.

In speaking with Jay Leno's attorneys and Mavis' neurologist, Ostrin said he learned that Mavis 'is already being prescribed medications for the care and treatment of major neurocognitive disorders , and that those can continue to be prescribed without an order or personal conservatorship at this time.' The purpose of Jay Leno's petition is to prepare an estate plan, Ostrin said.

 

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