Prior to the trial, another guardian ad litem was appointed to investigate the merits of Michael's guardianship, a man named Richard Pearse. He recommended that Terri's feeding tube be kept in. He felt that Michael had huge conflicts of interest--the disposition of Terri's estate, for example--and wondered why Michael had waited seven years to assert her wish to die. In a long document rebutting Pearse's opinion, Felos filed an objection to the report before the trial started. The report was thrown out. In the ensuing five-year period, Judge Greer acted as Terri's guardian ad litem.
This would have been right before the January 2000 trial.
Thank you for the information from the Schindler's book concerning Richard Pearse. What an outrage that his report was thrown out of court. So typical of how Terri's case was handled.