Erika Jayne estranged husband Thomas Girardi has spoken out about his conservatorship (Picture: Bravo
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Tom Girardi has spoken out against being put under a conservatorship amid his Alzheimer’s diagnosis while battling multiple lawsuits.
The estranged husband of Erika Jayne shared his feelings about his younger brother Robert Girdardi being his conservator for the first time during a virtual court hearing on Wednesday, according to Law360.
The 82-year-old is quoted as saying: ‘Obviously, I disagree with the conservatorship altogether. I think that we should put together the reasons why the conservatorship should be dissolved, and then we’ll address it, address the court.
He continued: ‘Right now, I have nothing to say to the court.’
According to People, the judge ruled that Robert be appointed as the conservator of Tom’s ‘person and estate,’ leaving him responsible for deciding the appropriate care for Tom, as well as giving him control over his estate.
The judge also found that the once-famed attorney ‘consents and does not object’ to the conservatorship.
The pair’s legal and marital woes are playing out on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Picture: Bravo)
‘It’s obviously a heartbreaking situation for Robert, but we agree with the court’s rulings yesterday,’ Robert’s lawyer, Nicholas Van Brunt, said in a statement to People.
Earlier in their year, Tom’s lawyers claimed that he ‘has had issues’ with ‘mental competence’ before it was announced that he had been diagnosed with dementia and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
He underwent a mental assessment in February as part of Robert’s petition to become his permanent conservator, with temporary conservatorship being granted.