A Los Angeles judge determined Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson is in need of a conservatorship due to “major neurocognitive disorder,” according to The Associated Press.
Wilson’s family filed to place the musician under a conservatorship in February after The Beach Boys co-founder was diagnosed with dementia, Fox News Digital confirmed.
The diagnosis, coupled with the recent passing of Brian’s wife, Melinda Wilson, led his family and doctors to make the decision.Â
BEACH BOYS CO-FOUNDER BRIAN WILSON’S FAMILY FILES FOR CONSERVATORSHIP FOLLOWING DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS
“I find from clear and convincing evidence that a conservatorship of the person is necessary,” Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gus T. May said at the brief hearing. The judge said that evidence shows that Wilson consents to the arrangement and lacks the capacity to make health care decisions.
Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson was placed under a conservatorship in the 90s. (Harry Langdon)
Wilson was also under conservatorship in the 1990s.
Wilson was involved with psychologist Eugene Landy. Landy became a live-in psychologist and business partner. Family members said Landy over-medicated Wilson based on a paranoid schizophrenic diagnosis.
This, along with other worrisome issues, caused a conservatorship request by the family to separate Wilson from the troubling doctor.
This is a developing story. Check back here for more updates.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
