Jay Leno’s Wife Mavis Struggles to Recognize Him Amid Dementia Battle

Jay Leno‘s spouse Mavis is severely struggling along with her reminiscence amid her ongoing battle with dementia … TMZ has realized.

In new court docket 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 beginning date.

The 77-year-old philanthropist’s reminiscence points are confirmed by a neurologist overseeing her care, which began after a 2018 automotive accident.

Based on the docs, Mavis is battling “advanced dementia,” which is inflicting her to expertise fairly a little bit of disorientation. Per the court docket doc, Mavis thinks typically 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 making an attempt to verify Mavis shall be financially protected, within the occasion he passes away earlier than her.

The lawyer explains … “Estate planning is something that most everyone needs, but by the time you need it, if you don’t have it, it is too late to get it. This Petition is designed to give Mavis that protection with the protection of Court 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 along with her subsequent of kin — her brother, Rikki Nicholson — who reportedly lives subsequent door to the couple.