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To: supercat
Michael and Felos convinced the Schindlers to agree that Michael was an appropriate guardian, by telling them that it would increase the malpractice award that could be won for Terri's care. The Schindlers didn't realize what Schiavo/Felos had in mind when they made that request.

Thanks for clearing that up. It's my understanding that once someone is made guardian they pretty much can do whatever they want and the courts go along with it. So once Schiavo got himself appointed Terri's guardian the family had nothing to say. That's the principle of law the judge has been so determined to uphold, apparently. But in this case the conflict of interest seems so obvious that there should have been a permanent guardian ad litem. The judge ruled there was no conflict of interest, however, and no need for a continuing guardian ad litem and it's been a battle for the family ever since. The average person probably couldn't imagine that the law - and a judge - could stray so far from common sense yet it did and it does.

184 posted on 10/21/2003 6:37:35 PM PDT by Sabatier
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To: Sabatier
But in this case the conflict of interest seems so obvious that there should have been a permanent guardian ad litem. The judge ruled there was no conflict of interest, however, and no need for a continuing guardian ad litem and it's been a battle for the family ever since. The average person probably couldn't imagine that the law - and a judge - could stray so far from common sense yet it did and it does.

I just had a feeling in my gut earlier today that Terri may be just one of many people Felos and Greer have conspired to kill. I don't think it was a lack of common sense that caused Judge Greer to declare no conflict of interest existed; I suspect he himself had a major conflict of interest.

187 posted on 10/21/2003 6:49:02 PM PDT by supercat (Why is it that the more "gun safety" laws are passed, the less safe my guns seem?)
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