Michael Oher’spetition to terminate his conservatorshipwithLeigh Anne and Sean Tuohyhas been granted.
The retired NFL star whose life inspired the Oscar-nominated filmThe Blind Sidesigned an agreement in 2004 when he was 18 years old that granted the Tuohy’s control of his finances. At the time, he was living with the family and playing high school football.
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In his petition, filed in August, Oher, 37, claimed the Tuohy family tricked him into making them his conservators, allegedly telling him there was no consequential difference between being adopted and entering into a conservatorship.
Michael Oher #74 of the Ole Miss Rebels stands with his family during senior ceremonies on November 28, 2008.Matthew Sharpe/Getty
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Gomes reportedly said she was disturbed that the Tuohys had been granted a conservatorship over Oher, perESPN.
The outlet reported that Gomes said of the agreement, “I cannot believe it got done.”
She said that she had never seen a conservatorship agreement reached with someone who was not disabled in her career, according to the outlet.
A representative for the Tuohy family tells PEOPLE they do not intend to share a statement in response to the judge’s decision. PEOPLE has also contacted representatives for Oher.
Tuohy family and Michael Oher.Leigh Anne Tuohy/ Instagram
Leigh Anne Tuohy/ Instagram
Oher has also requested that the Tuohys provide a financial record of all funds that they’ve received as a result of the agreement, which allowed them to use his name, image and likeness. That portion of his case will continue, the judge said, per ESPN, and will not be dismissed. The Tuohys have claimed they have never entered into a contract on Oher’s behalf.
The former Baltimore Ravens player claimed that all four members of the family were paid $225,000 for the film plus 2.5% of the film’s proceeds. He later learned that he was the only member of the family not receiving royalty checks from the film, his attorney J. Gerard Stranch IV toldESPN.
The Tuohys have denied that claim, along with Alcon Entertainment, which producedThe Blind Side.In a statement shared with PEOPLE last month, they said Oher and the four members of the Tuohy family were collectively paid approximately $767,000 in payments delivered through their talent agency forThe Blind Side.
Baltimore Ravens #23 draft pick Michael Oher poses for a photograph with his family at Radio City Music Hall for the 2009 NFL Draft.Jeff Zelevansky/Getty
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Earlier this month, Sean and Leigh Anne claimed in a filing thatthere was “never an intent to adopt"the former NFL player and that they “never signed any contract” on Oher’s behalf since his conservatorship began.
In a statement provided to PEOPLE in response, Oher’s lawyer, Don Barrett, wrote, “We look forward to Mike finally getting his day in court, where we are confident that the truth will prevail.”
source: people.com
