Free Republic

CLEARWATER - Terri Schiavo could be taken away by state agents if the Department of Children & Families fails in its bid to delay the removal of her life-sustaining feeding tube, her husband's attorney said Tuesday. Also Tuesday, DCF attorney Keith Ganobsik announced in court that his agency will ask Judge George Greer to ban reporters from a hearing today on its request to intervene in the case. Last week, the DCF lost a bid to keep that same request a secret. In a document made public through the efforts of the The Tampa Tribune and News Channel 8, a...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- A judge ruled Thursday that the state's social services agency cannot delay the removal of the feeding tube keeping brain-damaged Terri Schiavo alive. The Department of Children & Families had asked for a 60-day delay in the removal of the feeding tube, now scheduled March 18. The agency said it wanted time to investigate allegations of abuse and neglect by the woman's husband, Michael Schiavo. But Circuit Judge George W. Greer ruled that the agency's attempt to get involved at this point was inappropriate and "appears to be brought for the purpose of circumventing the court's...

(CNSNews.com) - The Florida agency responsible for protecting disabled and elderly individuals released a sealed, 30-count allegation against Michael Schiavo Friday. The "motion for intervention and stay" charges that Terri Schindler Schiavo's husband has abused, neglected and exploited her while seeking the court's permission to end her life. The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) asked Pinellas-Pasco County Circuit Judge George Greer last week to give it 60 days to investigate the 11-page complaint. The DCF motion, released Friday, argues that the agency cannot complete the investigation or provide Terri with services required by law if the 60-day stay...

Clearwater, FL (LifeNews.com) -- Documents filed by a state agency seeking to investigate concerns of abuse of Terri Schiavo cite 30 allegations of abuse or neglect of the disabled woman. The Florida Department of Children Families submitted the 11-page document to Circuit Court Judge George Greer last week and it hoped to obtain 60 days to investigate the concerns. Instead, Judge Greer ruled that Terri's estranged husband Michael could remove her feeding tube on March 18. He issued a second ruling Thursday opening up the document to media and public scrutiny. The DCF filing says it received "30 detailed allegations...