RHOBH star Erika Jayne’s ex Tom Girardi’s conservatorship extended as lawyer ‘lacks capacity to make decisions’
REAL Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne’s disgraced husband Tom Girardi’s conservatorship has been extended, The Sun can exclusively reveal.
The 81-year-old lawyer, who is being sued for allegedly embezzling millions from the families of plane crash victims, was recently diagnosed with “dementia and late-onset Alzheimer’s.”
His brother Robert previously filed for a conservatorship because Tom’s condition was said to be “affecting his memory, concentration, recall, recognition, communication, logic and understanding.”
The California State Bar asked for an independent expert to examine him amid his health issues, believing his conservatorship petition was “filed under highly unusual circumstances.”
His alleged victims’ lawyers also filed a motion in opposition to the conservatorship appointment, calling the idea a “fraud on the court” and a “sham,” insisting no concerns about Tom’s health were ever made to his law partners.
They believed the mental incompetency defense was fabricated after U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin revealed he was referring Tom for criminal investigation.
Now, Judge Daniel Juarez has ruled in favor of the conservatorship following a March 15 hearing at a court in LA, extending it until at least June 30.
Court papers claim: “The Court, having read the pleadings on file, having heard oral argument, and after considering all evidence presented, rules and orders…The Objections of the State Bar and Edelson PC to the Petition are overruled.
“The Court finds that the Temporary Conservatee lacks capacity to make health-care decisions.”
Robert previously opened up about his brother’s health, explaining in court documents: “At age 81, Tom’s current condition has sadly deteriorated to the point where he cannot care for himself without assistance.
“His short-term memory is severely compromised and, on information and belief, he is often not oriented as to date, time or place.”
Robert added that he “has first-hand knowledge that Tom lives alone and can not care for himself.”
Back in December, it was reported Tom allegedly took settlement proceeds that should have gone to his clients, “including the widows and orphans who lost loved ones in the tragic crash of Lion Air Flight 610.”
He is accused of doing so to continue funding Erika’s lavish Beverly Hills lifestyles, according to court documents, although the former couple denied the claims.
The former lawyer, who has been stripped of his license, was held in civil contempt and his assets were frozen when he failed to explain why he couldn’t pay the $2 million he owed to four of his clients.
Erika, 49, filed for divorce in November, and later exposed his alleged “mistress” – Justice Tricia A. Bigelow – to millions of her social media followers.
The Bravo star wrote on Instagram alongside a grab of messages: “This is Justice Tricia A. Bigelow.
“She was f***ing my husband Tom Girardi and he was paying her Saks bill and paying for her plastic surgery.”
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One of the text messages reads: “Miss you babe. Makeup sex?”
Another read: “Tonight was fantastic. Really. But it would be a whole lot better if I were f***ing you.”
Erika has now moved out of the luxury mansion they shared in Pasadena and into her own $1.5million Los Angeles pad with three bedrooms and two bathrooms.