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The judge in the case I linked to also stated this...
Since the resolution of the malpractice lawsuit, both Michael and the Schindlers have become suspicious that the other party is assessing Theresa's wishes based upon their own monetary self-interest. The trial court discounted this concern, and we see no evidence in this record that either Michael or the Schindlers seek monetary gain from their actions. Michael and the Schindlers simply cannot agree on what decision Theresa would make today if she were able to assess her own condition and make her own decision.
There has been discussion among the parties that the money remaining when Theresa dies should be given to a suitable charity as a lasting memorial. If anything is undeniable in this case, it is that Theresa would never wish for this money to drive a wedge between the people she loves. We have no jurisdiction over the disposition of this money, but hopefully these parties will consider Theresa's desires and her memory when a decision about the money is ultimately required.
However, as for myself, I feel that Michael is a despicable lowlife who should've divorced Terry rather than become the adulterous slug that he has become. He is setting a fine example for his children, isn't he.
Sorry, but his not divorcing her shows to me that his motivation is money.

Sorry, but his not divorcing her shows to me that his motivation is money.

Maybe that motivation is mostly to prevent her slimy parents from getting their hands on it. When I see her mother stand in front of the cameras and go into her fakey dry-eyed "save my little girl" act it makes me ill.

I found something else interesting in that report:

The testimony in this case establishes that Theresa was very young and very healthy when this tragedy struck. Like many young people without children, she had not prepared a will, much less a living will. She had been raised in the Catholic faith, but did not regularly attend mass or have a religious advisor who could assist the court in weighing her religious attitudes about life-support methods. Her statements to her friends and family about the dying process were few and they were oral. Nevertheless, those statements, along with other evidence about Theresa, gave the trial court a sufficient basis to make this decision for her.

So her religion really doesn't figure into any part of the discussion.

Sorry, but his not divorcing her shows to me that his motivation is money.

You are aware, of course, that Michael and the Schindlers stopped speaking when they asked him for 1/2 of the loss of consortium award. Strange, huh?