\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Jay Leno and Wife Mavis Leno’s Complete Relationship Timeline<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tTV icon Jay Leno and his wife, Mavis Leno, have been married for four decades \u2014 and they are still in love. \u201cWe have a great time. You have to marry a normal person,\u201d Jay said during an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show in September 2023. \u201cGuys say [to me] all the time, \u2018I [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Due to Mavis\u2019 dementia diagnosis, Jay wants to create a trust to hold \u201ceach of his and Mavis\u2019s one-half interest in their community property.\u201d The account would make sure that there are sufficient funds to provide for Mavis\u2019 future care and for her family members after the couple\u2019s eventual deaths. (Mavis has one living relative, brother Rikki Nicholson<\/strong>, who lives next door to the Lenos.)<\/p>\n\n![\"Jay](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2-Jay-Leno-Filed-for-Conservatorship-of-Wife-Mavis-to-Prepare-for-Future-After-Her-Dementia-Diagnosis.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Mavis Nicholson and Jay Leno<\/span> Michael Buckner\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nA later section in the filing said that Mavis does not object to Jay\u2019s request to be appointed as the probate conservator of her estate.<\/p>\n
\u201cPetitioner Jay Leno has always handled the couple\u2019s finances throughout the term of their forty-three-year marriage, and will continue to do so until his passing,\u201d the court documents noted. \u201cThe conservatorship estate will not be funded with any assets and is being established for the sole purpose of filing a petition for substituted judgment to ensure Mavis\u2019s estate plan is established and that Mavis\u2019s future care is provided for under the terms of a living trust.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Jay, Mavis never handled her financial resources during their marriage and the TV icon<\/a> plans to continue supporting his wife\u2019s physical and financial needs. Jay is requesting to set up an estate plan, including a revocable trust and will, to provide for both Mavis and her brother.<\/p>\nJay and Mavis met in 1976 and they tied the knot four years later in 1980. They\u2019ve been married for four decades and, in recent years, Mavis has been \u201cprogressively losing capacity and orientation to space and time.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n Mavis Nicholson and Jay Leno<\/span> Michael Buckner\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
A later section in the filing said that Mavis does not object to Jay\u2019s request to be appointed as the probate conservator of her estate.<\/p>\n
\u201cPetitioner Jay Leno has always handled the couple\u2019s finances throughout the term of their forty-three-year marriage, and will continue to do so until his passing,\u201d the court documents noted. \u201cThe conservatorship estate will not be funded with any assets and is being established for the sole purpose of filing a petition for substituted judgment to ensure Mavis\u2019s estate plan is established and that Mavis\u2019s future care is provided for under the terms of a living trust.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Jay, Mavis never handled her financial resources during their marriage and the TV icon<\/a> plans to continue supporting his wife\u2019s physical and financial needs. Jay is requesting to set up an estate plan, including a revocable trust and will, to provide for both Mavis and her brother.<\/p>\n Jay and Mavis met in 1976 and they tied the knot four years later in 1980. They\u2019ve been married for four decades and, in recent years, Mavis has been \u201cprogressively losing capacity and orientation to space and time.\u201d<\/p>\n