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"Although Shannon Price was legally divorced from Gary Coleman at the time of his death, she had the authority to tell doctors to take him off of life support.\r\nIn a statement late Thursday, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center -- where Coleman died last Friday -- explains: &amp;quot;Mr. Coleman had completed an Advanced Health Care Directive that granted Shannon Price permission to make medical decisions on his behalf if he was unable to do so.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nOn Thursday, Coleman&amp;apos;s attorney Randy Kester confirmed to UsMagazine.com that Coleman, 42, and Price, 24, have been divorced since August 2008 -- calling into question whether she had the right to &amp;quot;pull the plug.&amp;quot;\r\nBut, the hospital&amp;apos;s statement reads: &amp;quot;An Advanced Health Care Directive remains in effect regardless of a patient&amp;#x2019;s marital status, unless modified by the patient...we received permission to confirm that the document was in effect at the time of Mr. Coleman&amp;apos;s death.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe couple, who wed in 2007, had an &amp;quot;on-again, off-again&amp;quot; relationship, Kester admitted. &amp;quot;There were periods of time where she resided in the home with Gary, and  there were periods of time where she didn&amp;apos;t.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nBut the revelation of Coleman&amp;apos;s marital status also throws the matter of his estate into question.  Kester added that the star&amp;apos;s estranged parents may ask the court to determine who Coleman&amp;apos;s rightful heirs are.\r\nAnother complication: &amp;quot;No one&amp;apos;s come forward with what appears to be a valid will,&amp;quot; Kester said."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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