[Congressman Billybob]

No. If a person has a lawyer representing him/her alone, that lawyer has the right to file appropriate pleadings in his/her name. To be specific, a husband cannot order counsel for a wife NOT to file a divorce action.

Billybob

[drt1]

Me again. I could be wrong about this as well but my understanding of Terri's position was that she had no standing, that her legal being is/was embodied in her Guardian. That would explain why all of the legal moves on her behalf emanated on behalf of the Schindlers and they were directed towards removing the stranglehold of MS's Guardianship. Again, other input invited.

[supercat]

No. If a person has a lawyer representing him/her alone, that lawyer has the right to file appropriate pleadings in his/her name. To be specific, a husband cannot order counsel for a wife NOT to file a divorce action.

Only a guardian may file a divorce action on behalf of an incapacitated ward. The fact that grounds existed for divorce implied a conflict of interest with Michael's guardianship and should have disqualified him as guardian. Unfortunately, King George refused to let the guardianship challenge move forward.