A judge in a Los Angeles court accepted this Thursday the request of the family of Brian Wilson (Inglewood, California, 81 years old), founder of the band The Beach Boys, to place the musician under guardianship due to the advanced dementia he suffers from. . In a hearing held this Thursday, May 9 in the Californian city, Judge Gus T. May determined that the guardianship of the creator of Surfin’ the USA will remain in the hands of the one who has been, for most of his life, his publicist and manager, Jean Sievers, and his business manager, LeeAnn Hard, according to US media reports.
“Based on clear and convincing evidence, I conclude that guardianship is necessary,” the judge declared at the hearing. He also ordered the new guardians to consult with Wilson’s children on “all material decisions related to health care.”
It was earlier this year when Brian Wilson’s family requested this guardianship. He did so after the death of the artist’s wife, Melinda Wilson, at the age of 77, and the family explained their reasons in a statement they posted. on the artist’s Instagram account: “Following the passing of Melinda, Brian’s beloved wife, after careful consideration and consultation between Brian, his seven children, Gloria Ramos [su cuidadora] and Brian’s doctors (and in accordance with the family processes implemented by Brian and Melinda), we confirm that LeeAnn, a long-time representative of the Wilson family, Hard and Jean Sievers will act as co-guardians of Brian’s person,” they explained to through publication. “This decision was made to ensure that there will be no major changes to the home and that Brian and the children living in the home will be cared for and remain in the home where they are cared for by Gloria Ramos and a wonderful team. “Brian will be able to enjoy all of his family and friends and continue working on current projects, as well as participate in any activity he chooses.” They also specified that the musician’s cognitive capacity had seriously regressed since the death of his wife.
According to the official documents obtained various American media, Wilson “does not have the capacity to provide informed consent for the administration of medications appropriate for the care and treatment of major neurocognitive disorders (including dementia).” And the leader of The Beach Boys was described as someone “unable to adequately meet his personal needs for physical health, food, clothing or housing.” A doctor stated in the documents that Wilson would not be able to attend his guardianship hearing because he “often makes spontaneous, irrelevant or incoherent statements, has a very short attention span, and is frequently unable to maintain appropriate decorum for the situation”.
Brian and Melinda Wilson had been married for 28 years. On February 6, 2024, they would have celebrated their 29th birthday. It was she who, in recent years, took care of the needs of her husband. This is what the singer wanted, who in a living will had named Melinda as his primary caregiver and guardian. However, the perfectly competent Brian did not seem to contemplate his wife leaving before him, so he had not named a person to succeed her in his care. That’s why the family proposed Sievers and Hard as co-guardians, because “they had an intimate relationship with the Wilsons for years, and Mr. Wilson trusts them.”
Brian, recognized for being one of the founders of one of the most important bands in the United States (responsible for immortalizing “the Californian dream” in the sixties), and Melinda married in 1995 and adopted five children (Dakota Rose, Daria Rose, Delanie Rose, Dylan and Dash). He already had two daughters from his previous marriage to Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford, whom he divorced in 1979, Carnie and Wendy Wilson.
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