Michael wasn’t always Terri’s guardian….

…and as Wesley Smith points out, the court-appointed guardian thought it would be better that way:

Because of these conflicts of interest, the Probate Court appointed Richard L. Pearse Jr. of Clearwater, Florida, as Terri’s guardian ad litem and instructed him to investigate the matter and report back with a recommendation. Pearse filed his report with the court on December 28, 1998 urging that the court deny the petition to remove Terri’s food and water.

Thank you, Father Johansen, for this link.
UPDATE: Judge Greer has agreed to hear the Schindlers’ case that Michael’s guardianship be revoked. Push ’em back, push ’em back, push ’em waaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy back!