March 01, 2005
The Schindler family and their legal team is getting creative as they try to save their daughter's life:
Terri Schindler Schiavo's parents have asked Florida's Second District Court of Appeals to grant their daughter a divorce from her husband, Michael Schiavo. They charge him with a conflict of interest based on alleged adultery.This request was not accepted, even though it has merit. Per Mr. Schindler:
We have filed divorce proceedings because of his total disregard for Terri as his wife. He's married to Terri, but he's living with another woman and has two children by her. It has become quite obvious that his priorities are not what's in Terri's best interests.The divorce motion was just one of 15 filed in the case:
The motions Greer did agree to consider include requests concerning what might be the final days of Terri's life and the period immediately following her death. The Schindler family wants to be able to take photographs with Terri, something Michael Schiavo has forbidden with Greer's approval. They also want some members of the press to be present while they interact with their daughter to document her actual condition. Robert and Mary Schindler also want Terri to be allowed to die at their home rather than in the hospice where she currently lives. They have also asked that her body be released to them for burial after her death. Michael Schiavo has made arrangements for Terri's body to be cremated immediately upon her death.It is amazing that these simple request have already been forbidden and that the woman's parents have to file legal proceedings to even have them reconsidered.



