Tom Girardi conservatorship made official due to dementia diagnosis amid divorce from RHOBH's Erika Jayne and embezzlement scandal By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 00:46 BST, 14 July 2021 | Updated: 00:50 BST, 14 July 2021 Viewcomments The younger brother of embattled attorney and reality star Tom Girardi has officially been made conservator of his person and estate. A court in Los Angeles agreed the move due to Girardi's dementia diagnosis, which is classified as a 'major neurocognitive disorder', People reported Tuesday. Robert made the legal filing on Monday, the outlet said, after a June 9 court hearing in which he was appointed as 82-year-old Girardi's permanent conservator. Tom Girardi, pictured with now estranged wife Erika Jayne in 2016, has officially been placed in a conservatorship giving his younger brother Robert control of his person and estate Girardi is at the center of a high-profile investigation into fraud and embezzlement. His wife of 21 years Erika Jayne filed for divorce in November 2020 and the unfolding drama has played out on season 11 of her Bravo show Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills. Jayne, 50, recently shot down claims that her divorce filing was a 'sham' to protect assets. Girardi, 82, has been diagnosed with dementia and a court in Los Angeles held that his 'major neurocognitive disorder' warranted the appointment of a conservator, People said Tuesday The high-profile attorney is Girardi and his estranged wife Erika Jayne, who filed for divorce in November 2020, are at the center of an investigation into fraud and embezzlement. In December 2020, a federal judge in Chicago froze Girardi's assets, saying the well-known Los Angeles lawyer had 'misappropriated at least $2 million' meant for the families of those killed in the Lion Air Flight 610 crash in Indonesia. In March, the LA Times reported that there had been more than 100 lawsuits filed and multiple complaints made to the California State Bar against Girardi by disgruntled clients who alleged financial wrongdoing and theft. Jayne revealed on RHOBH that she left her husband because he pushed her 'further and further out' through the years. And in recent episode, she shared that she still hasn't spoken with Girardi since filing for divorce without telling him. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility