Following the death of his primary caregiver and wife, Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, in January, The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson has been put under conservatorship by the Los Angeles Superior Court. The legendary singer-songwriter is being treated for dementia due to a “major neurocognitive disorder.”
Judge Gus T. May made the ruling, clarifying that custody only covers his personal care as his estate is being managed by his trust. In Brian’s doctor’s words, he “is unable to properly provide for his own personal needs for physical health, food, clothing, or shelter,” hence the decision, which left further questions on how to cater to Brian’s minor kids.
Two of Brian Wilson’s kids will be appointed guardians
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One of Brian’s conservators LeeAnn Hard suggested a close friend of the widower and his late wife Melinda as a guardian for their two minor children. Gloria Ramos appeared to be a fitting woman for the job as Brian’s kids, Dash Tristan Wilson and Dakota Rose Wilson, agreed to it.
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The transition to being under Ramos will be an easy one for Dash and Dakota because she “provided care and assistance” to them as infants. Hard also has her sights on managing the children’s personal estate, which is reportedly worth about $200,000. Like Ramos, Hard is a trusted friend and has been an advisor to the Wilson household for years, hence she is likely the best person to manage the kids’ properties.
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While Brian will continue to live in his Los Angeles home, Hard, joined by Brian’s publicist Jean Sievers, will primarily be in charge of his care, and are required to collaborate with his children on “material-related health care decisions.” Two of the musician’s kids, Carnie and Wendy Wilson, who are members of the Wilson Phillips singing group, previously asked to settle some of their differences, which appears to have been sorted out.
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Giving details about Brian’s declining health, the singer has issues with being coherent, often making unnecessary or confusing utterances, and tends to be “unintentionally disruptive.” His doctor also noted that he has trouble maintaining decorum, which explains why he was absent from the court hearings during the conservatorship process. The eighty-one-year-old has been known to suffer from nervous breakdowns and hallucinations in the past, following a lifestyle of heavy drug use in his prime.