If my spouse became captivated with dollar signs over my death, had moved in with and made babies with another individual while I lay in a disabled state, had not used the monies earmarked for my rehaibiltation appropriately, and was doing all in her power to see that I died...yes, I would hope and pray to God that my parents and friends would step in.
In such a case as this, the other spouse is the one who has already broken faith and treated the commitments not only frivoulously...but maliciously.
Thank God for the power of activism, for the power of prayer...and most importantly for the power of love...the love the parents have for their daughter which has stepped in when the love of the husband has so obviously failed.
Jeb Bush made good on this one...he deserves RICH and lasting credit for his leadership and actions IMHO. It will not be soon forgotten.
When a marital relationship is good, spouses are appropriate guardians for each other. Marital relations can go bad, however, and in such cases spouses may cease to be appropriate guardians.
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.
Unfortunately, once guardianship is acceeded, it's very hard to challenge it. Had Felos not been allowed to fire Terri's guardian ad litem, that person could (and likely would) have filed for divorce. Unfortunately, since Judge Greer refused to appoint another guardian ad litem (required if there's any possible conflict of interest between spouse and ward) nobody could recognize Terri in court.