Blind Side couple to terminate conservatorship with Michael Oher.
Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy to End Conservatorship with Michael Oher
Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy have made the decision to terminate the conservatorship between them and Michael Oher, just days after Oher filed a lawsuit claiming that he was never adopted by the Tuohy family.
The couple’s lawyer, Randall Fishman, announced on Wednesday that the Tuohys will enter a consent order to bring an end to the conservatorship. Attorneys for the family have also revealed that the family and Oher have been estranged from each other for approximately 10 years.
Family Lawyer Speaks Out
Steve Farese, a lawyer representing the Tuohy family, expressed that Oher has become increasingly vocal and threatening over the past decade. He described the lawsuit and its aftermath as “devastating for the family.”
The family’s lawyers argue that Oher was well aware that he was not adopted by the family, citing Oher’s own book, “I Beat the Odds: From Homeless, to the Blind Side, and Beyond,” published in 2011. In the book, Oher refers to the Tuohys as his conservators on three separate occasions. This contradicts Oher’s claim in his lawsuit that he only discovered this year that his conservatorship with the Tuohys did not provide him with a familial relationship.
Oher filed a petition in a Tennessee court, alleging that the family had concocted a lie to enrich themselves at his expense. He claimed that the Tuohy family members made millions of dollars through business deals by deceiving him into becoming their conservator. Oher signed the conservatorship paperwork after turning 18 in 2004.
“The lie of Michael’s adoption is one upon which Co-Conservators Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy have enriched themselves at the expense of their Ward, the undersigned Michael Oher,” stated the 14-page petition submitted in a probate court in Shelby County.
The petition filed by Oher seeks to terminate the conservatorship and demands that he receives his fair share of the wages earned by the Tuohy family using his name. Attorneys are also seeking an injunction to prevent the Tuohy family from further exploiting his name.
The Blind Side, a film released in 2009 featuring Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy, grossed approximately $309 million on a $29 million budget. Shockingly, none of the profits from the film were shared with Oher.
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