You are telling me the spouse has no rights over his wife? But the parents? What kind of conservative stance on marriage is that? The next of kin for the wife becomes the husband. Period.
The spouse who attempted to kill his wife, and CURRENTLY lives (and has lived with another woman for several years and has other children with the other woman) has or should have his rights forfeited PERIOD!
Not when he's raising kids with another woman. He obviously has a conflict of interest, with respect to Terri, that her parents don't have. They have no interest that would be in conflict with Terri's interest, but the "husband" has three interests that are in conflict with Terri's - his fiance, and the two sons he has with his fiance. He can't marry his fiance until Terri is dead (or they're divorced) and until he can marry his fiance his two kids with her are illegitimate. to give them a name and legitimacy, Terri must die (or he must divorce her). So no, his "husbandly" rights viz Terri are gone, by any common sense analysis. The judge should never have entrusted this many with Terri's guardianship, because he has interests that are adverse to Terri's interest.