Tim Conway is
battling dementia as his family settled their differences over his healthcare
March 27, 2019 01:18 PM
Tim
Conway‘s wife and daughter have settled their
differences about the actor’s health.
According to court documents
obtained by PEOPLE, on Tuesday, Conway’s wife Charlene was appointed conservator
of her husband after the court found “clear and convincing evidence” that a
conservatorship of Conway was necessary. Charlene was found to be “suitable and
qualified” by the court, and Conway consented to her appointment.
According to the filing, Conway, 85,
is “unable to make his own healthcare decisions.”
PEOPLE previously reported that
the Carol Burnett Show star is suffering from dementia, with his wife and daughter at odds over his medical treatment.
Conway’s daughter Kelly filed
court documents in August asking to be appointed the conservator of
her father, because she alleged Charlene was “planning to move [Conway] out of
the excellent skilled nursing facility he is currently at” and place him into a
lesser quality home.
At the time, she claimed her father
cannot “properly provide for his personal needs for physical health, food, and
clothing” and is “almost entirely unresponsive.”
A week later, Kelly was
granted a
temporary restraining order, preventing Charlene from moving Conway to a
new residence.
Then, in September, according
to MyNewsLA, a judge rejected Kelly’s petition for a temporary
conservatorship. In October, Charlene said in court papers that she did not believe
Conway needed a conservator, but that she should be the one appointed if need
be.
Charlene is Conway’s second wife.
The veteran actor was previously married to Kelly’s mother Mary Anne Dalton
from 1961-78. (In addition to Kelly, they share daughter Jackie and sons Jaime,
Tim Jr., Pat, Corey and Shawn.)
The actor starred on McHale’s
Navy, co-starred on the 1970s comedy The Carol Burnett Show, acted
as the voice of Barnacle Boy on Spongebob Squarepants and even
made a special appearance on the second season of 30 Rock,
for which he received an Emmy.
He also won a Golden Globe Award for
best supporting actor for The Carol Burnett Show, on which he was
best known for characters including the Oldest Man and Mr. Tudball.
Conway’s other TV credits include
guest appearances on Married… With Children, Mad About You, Glee,
Two and a Half Men and Mike & Molly.
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