[shhrubbery!]

Her husband was her family. He was her only family as far as the courts were concerned and as far as the law is concerned. And that is the way it has always been and that is the way it should always be.

Period.

No, not period. And that is not "that is the way it has always been."

Spouses have been removed as legal guardians by courts, many times.

The fact that Judge Greer did not remove Michael Schiavo as guardian does not mean there weren't grounds to do so. What happened, in this case, was that Judge Greer obviously (1) was biased against Terri's parents and (2) favored Felos and the euthanasia movement.

[mountainbunny]

Yes, spouses have been removed, but he wasn't.

In the absence of any charges being brought against him (much less a conviction) her family wanted to sweep in and take over anyway because they didn't want him to decide for her. But it does not and can not and has not worked that way ever. Your spouse is first in line to be your voice if you cannot speak unless you specify otherwise or they prove themselves unworthy or remove themselves.

The family doesn't get a say just because they are related. In marriage you leave your family and form a new one. The "old" family is not as important under the law. If you believe otherwise, show where it is so.

The judge can only act where there is credible evidence. If there was credible evidence of abuse, and the judge ignored or was biased as you say, did the district attorney also ignore it?

Did the police ignore it, too?

How about the doctors who are required to report abuse?

Did they ignore it, too?

The nurses?

What about her family, when by all accounts they got along with her husband until he decided he no longer wanted her on support? Were they willing to ignore the alleged abuse when it suited them?

[floriduh voter]

Thank you for you excellent posts. Terri died for the euthanasia cultists and big mucky muck republicans in power stepped aside and let them do it.