Woman who pulled plug on Gary Coleman was not his wife

GARY Coleman was divorced from his wife when she made the decision to turn off his life support.

Coleman, 42, and Shannon Price, 24, legally split on August 12, 2008, nearly two years before he suffered a brain haemorrhage that put him in a coma, according to court papers obtained by
Entertainment Tonight.

"Initially, it concerned me, because it seemed like it (the hospitalisation) was a pretty short-term thing," Coleman's lawyer, Randy Kester, said, adding that the former child star's death "happened so quickly".

A statement from the Utah hospital where the Diff'rent Strokes star died last week said he had completed an advanced directive that granted Ms Price permission to make medical decisions for him.

"An advanced health-care directive remains in effect regardless of a patient's marital status, unless modified by the patient," the statement said.

Story courtesy of Heraldsun.com.au