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"....this is the most comprehensive and straightforward presentation about this tragedy."

Whoa on the praise, already!!!

As an example of his factual blackouts, notice how he dances around the history of physical abuse Terri has suffered.

His analysis is NOT comprehesive, and is NOT straightforward.

In brief, the guy's a schmuck.

Perhaps it should be retitled "The Official Judge Greer" fan club. As far as I can see, this author goes to great lengths to praise the judge for his handling of this case. His blog is anything but objective.

I wrote this author some time ago and asked him for his personal analysis of the judge's handling of the guardian in light of the non-compliance of Florida Statute 744.3215 which includes but is not limited to:

- Failure to produce annual guardianship reports

- Failure to complete guardian education requirements

- Imprudent management of the ward's estate/property

- Failure to provide necessary medical services, rehabilitation and therapy

- Failure to enact plan to restore capacity of the ward

- Failure to protect the ward against abuse and neglect

- Failure to provide the ward access to the courts and legal representation

- Failure to notice the ward or ward's counsel of hearings

- Consenting to experimental treatment on the ward's behalf without prior court approval

- Change of ward's residence without prior court approval

- Willfully withholding ordinary care that could result in harm to the ward

Needless to say, the author never addressed these things. So...Let's not sit around and pretend that he's being utterly objective.

As I've stated in another thread, these are all requirements for guardianship that are plainly laid out in Florida Statute 744.3215 - the rights of persons determined incapacitated. They are not suggestions, they are laws.

Any one of these items creates an obligation to the court to remove the guardian upon receiving notice of the guardian's failure to comply with Florida laws. But, this judge has declined to do so. He has yet to rule on a petition from November of 2002 to remove the guardian.

This is not a responsible jurist and the author of that blog is not being entirely honest or objective.