Jay Leno’s wife diagnosed with dementia; comedian files for conservatorship

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Jay Leno’s wife diagnosed with dementia; comedian files for conservatorship

(WJW) – Comedian Jay Leno has filed to be the conservator of his wife’s estate following her dementia diagnosis.

That’s according to documents obtained by USA Today from a court filing on Friday.

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“Unfortunately, Mavis has been progressively losing capacity and orientation to space and time for several years,” the filing states.

Mavis, 77, “suffers from dementia, major neurocognitive disorder,” her physician wrote in the documents.

  • THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO — Episode 140 — Pictured: (l-r) Host Jay Leno with spouse Mavis Leno on December 31st, 1992 — (Photo by: Joseph Del Valle/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
    THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO — Episode 140 — Pictured: (l-r) Host Jay Leno with spouse Mavis Leno on December 31st, 1992 — (Photo by: Joseph Del Valle/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
  • THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON — Pictured: (l-r) Mavis Leno and Jay Leno on December 31, 1990 — (Photo by: Joseph Del Valle/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
    THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON — Pictured: (l-r) Mavis Leno and Jay Leno on December 31, 1990 — (Photo by: Joseph Del Valle/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
  • WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – MARCH 23: Mavis Leno and Jay Leno attend Bingo Night at The Roxy To Benefit The Painted Turtle at The Roxy Theatre on March 23, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amy Graves/WireImage)
    WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – MARCH 23: Mavis Leno and Jay Leno attend Bingo Night at The Roxy To Benefit The Painted Turtle at The Roxy Theatre on March 23, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amy Graves/WireImage)
  • WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 19: Jay Leno and Mavis Leno walks the red carpet during the 2014 Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize For Americacn Humor at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on October 19, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)
    WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 19: Jay Leno and Mavis Leno walks the red carpet during the 2014 Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize For Americacn Humor at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on October 19, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)
  • MALIBU, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 08: Jay Leno and Mavis Leno attend the private unveiling of the Meyers Manx electric automobile at Little Beach House Malibu on August 08, 2022 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)
    MALIBU, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 08: Jay Leno and Mavis Leno attend the private unveiling of the Meyers Manx electric automobile at Little Beach House Malibu on August 08, 2022 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

Leno, 73, is asking to manage Mavis’ half of their shared property and assets in a trust, which would provide for her, her brother and Leno, USA Today reports.

The couple does not have children.

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“Jay is fully capable of continuing his support for Mavis’s physical and financial needs as he has throughout their marriage,” the petition states.

The two have been married since 1980.

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