It was, and will continue to be, a legal question that determines whether someone lives or dies in those situtations. Provison has been in place for decades to avoid just what happened.
Is it moral to disregard the law? And the choice that Terry made through her inactions?
What aspect of the law was the judge following when he left a clearly unfit guardian in charge of her case? Is it your contention that a person should be stuck with an unfit guardian if they failed to fill out certain paperwork?