Tommy Lee Jones' motion to have his daughter,Victoria Jones, placed in a court-ordered conservatorship two years ago has received renewed attention after she wasdiscovered dead on Jan. 1.
As reported by theSan Francisco Chronicleon Jan. 2, Marin County Superior Court records in California show the 79-year-old "The Fugitive" actor successfully petitioned for the appointment of a conservator to oversee his daughter.
Tommy Lee Jones' petition, filed Aug. 7, 2023, was approved later that month, according to court records reviewed by USA TODAY on Jan. 14. On Dec. 13, 2023, Jones submitted an application to end the temporary conservatorship. Days later, the petition was granted.
In a general conservatorship, a court can appoint a conservator for a person who is deemed unable to care for their own needs. Their "conservator has all powers and responsibilities, except ones found unnecessary," per theCalifornia courts website.
Victoria Jones' attorney in the conservatorship case declined to comment when reached by USA TODAY. USA TODAY has reached out to Tommy Lee's representatives for comment.
Academy Award winning actor Tommy Lee Jones is honored on Nov. 30, 1994, in the Walk of Fame in front of the Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Tommy Lee Jones and actress Connie Nielsen attend the premiere of Paramount Pictures' "The Hunted" at the Mann Village Theatre on March 11, 2003, in Westwood, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Tommy Lee Jones salutes as he leaves the screening of his film "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada," May 20, 2005, during the 58th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival in France." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Tommy Lee Jones looks at his best actor award for the film "The Three Burials of Melquides Estrada" at the photocall for "des Laureats" at the Palais during the 58th International Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2005, in Cannes, France." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Kathy Bates and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis announce the nominations for the best performance by an actor in a leading role, including George Clooney for "Michael Clayton," Daniel Day-Lewis for "There Will Be Blood," Johnny Depp for "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," Tommy Lee Jones for "In the Valley of Elah" and Viggo Mortensenat for "Eastern Promises," at the 80th Academy Awards nominations at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Jan. 22, 2008, in Beverly Hills, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Garret Dillahunt, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Tess Harper, Javier Bardem and Tommy Lee Jones pose for "No Country For Old Men" in the pressroom during the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 27, 2008, in Los Angeles." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Tommy Lee Jones and his wife Dawn Jones arrive at the 80th annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on Feb. 24, 2008, in Hollywood." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Samuel L. Jackson, writer Cormac McCarthy, HBO Films president Len Amato and director/actor Tommy Lee Jones attend the HBO Films & The Cinema Society screening of "Sunset Limited" at Porter House on Feb. 1, 2011, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Will Smith, director Barry Sonnenfeld, actors Josh Brolin and Tommy Lee Jones pose with a time capsule at a photocall for Columbia Pictures' "Men In Black 3" at the Four Seasons Hotel on May 3, 2012, in Los Angeles." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Tommy Lee Jones receives the "Donosti" lifetime achievement award at the Kursaal Palace during the 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival on Sept. 28, 2012, in San Sebastian, Spain." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Tommy Lee Jones and wife Dawn Laurel-Jones arrive at the Oscars at Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 24, 2013, in Hollywood." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Hilary Swank and filmmaker Tommy Lee Jones attend the screening of "The Homesman" during AFI Fest 2014, presented by Audi, at Dolby Theatre on Nov. 11, 2014, in Hollywood." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Tommy Lee Jones attends "The Homesman" photocall during the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2014, in Cannes, France." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Tommy Lee Jones and his daughter Victoria Jones, left; actress Hilary Swank, center; Danish actress Sonja Richter, second from right; and Australian actress Miranda Otto arrive for the screening of the film "The Homesman" at the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2014." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Dawn Laurel-Jones and Tommy Lee Jones attend the premiere of "Jason Bourne" at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on July 18, 2016, in Las Vegas." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Tommy Lee Jones and his daughter Victoria Jones attend the red carpet of the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival at Roppongi Hills on Oct. 25, 2017, in Tokyo." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Tommy Lee Jones, Rene Rousso, Ron Shelton and actor Morgan Freeman attend the premiere of "Just Getting Started" on Dec. 7, 2017, in Hollywood." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Tommy Lee Jones and Jenna Ortega attend the "Finestkind" Los Angeles premiere on Dec. 12, 2023, in West Hollywood, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Tommy Lee Jones attends the Los Angeles premiere of Paramount+'s "Finestkind" at Pacific Design Center on Dec. 12, 2023, in West Hollywood, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> See 'No Country For Old Men' star Tommy Lee Jones' career, iconic roles
Academy Award winning actor Tommy Lee Jones is honored on Nov. 30, 1994, in the Walk of Fame in front of the Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Victoria Jones, 34, was found in the hallway of a San Francisco hotel in the early hours of Jan. 1. Paramedics responded just before 3 a.m. and declared her dead, the San Francisco Fire Department told USA TODAY on Jan. 2.
Victoria Jones, the younger child of Tommy Lee Jones and ex-wife Kimberlea Cloughley,followed in her father's footsteps earlier in life. Her first movie credit came in her dad's 2002 sequel "Men in Black II," in which she played a child whose memory was wiped.
She returned to the big screen in another small non-speaking role in 2005's Western "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada," which Tommy Lee Jones directed and starred in. Other credits include an episode of teen drama "One Tree Hill" and a 2005 thriller titled "Sorry, Haters."
Contributing: Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY
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