While it may be true that Michael paid for minimal care, the removal petition brings to the judge's attention that Michael may not have provided for therapy appropriately. That IS against the Florida statutes, and it is spelled out in the petition exactly where it's stated in Florida law that the guardian is responsible for seeing to it that the therapy is not only ordered but received as well.
While Michael will be able to sideswipe some of the issues, the ones he will have a hard time coming up with answers for are things like dental care, routine gynecological exams, range of motion therapy, even stuff to help with the pain from contractures. That kind of care is up to the guardian to ensure that it's happening, cause if it's not and the guardian doesn't pipe up about it, then it's his rear end on the line, not the caregiver's.
I'd be surprised to see Michael be able to cook up the books that well, but with his hospice connections, anything's possible. I think it may partly depend on how much time they have to respond to the charges, and hopefully that is no more than about 10 days. We'll see. I'm praying for another miracle that Michael goes down flaming this time. Perhaps he will be so tired of this whole thing that he'll allow the guardianship to be removed without any further ado. I'm not holding my breath, but Michael could cave in soon.
As I said a few posts back, I think if it were just about the primary money: malpractice settlement, alimony, and property, that he might consider that, but I think the stakes are considerably higher for him. He has already bet the farm on Terri's death, so he has nothing to lose by staying in the game and everything to lose by getting out.