Jay Leno Asks New Hampshire Court to Recognize Wife’s Conservatorship in Property Sale

Jay Leno has asked a New Hampshire court to recognize his wife Mavis Leno’s California conservatorship so he can sell one of their New England properties, according to court documents obtained by TMZ.

The request, filed earlier this month, follows Leno’s decision to sell real estate the couple owns in New Hampshire. A court ruling is required before the property can change hands because it is held as community property and Mavis Leno is under a conservatorship.

In the filing, Jay Leno tells the court he wants to sell “certain real estate located in New Hampshire” that he and Mavis hold as community property.

TMZ reports the property in question appears to be a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom ranch built in 1995 and listed for just under $400,000.

Leno put the home up for sale in June, months before the August court filing, according to TMZ.

Jay Leno has been Mavis’s caretaker throughout her battle with dementia.

The court has not yet ruled on the request to recognize the California conservatorship or authorize the sale.

The New Hampshire filing identifies the state as the location of the property, while the conservatorship itself was established in California. Until the court acts, the proposed sale remains unresolved.

Reporting by TMZ, which obtained the court documents. The New-England Courant verified this account against the original report. Read the original report: TMZ on the Leno conservatorship filing.