Ex-NFL player Michael Oher filed a petition Monday to end Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy's conservatorship after nearly 20 years, but the recent filings raise more questions than answers.
at the time back in 2005, that he could sign with Ole Miss is he became, according to the NCAA, part of the family. They sought legal counsel, and basically they wanted to give him the opportunity to choose wherever he wanted to go, including Ole Miss."Haneman told Fox News Digital that the conservatorship could have resolved the issue that the Tuohy’s and Oher were facing, but it still leaves unanswered questions about the adoption.
Michael Oher of the Ole Miss Rebels stands with his family prior to a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 28, 2008, in Oxford, Mississippi. The filing alleged that the family negotiated a deal that paid them each, including the Tuohys' two birth children, a significant amount plus a percentage in royalties for the film, which grossed more than $300 million. The filing also alleges that another contract purportedly signed by Oher in 2007 signed away his rights to his story"without any payment whatsoever.
Attorneys for the family have disputed the notion that the conservatorship was used for anything else than to allow Oher to attend the college of his choice, adding that the former"The Tuohys did not control any of Mr. Oher’s finances. Mr. Oher picked his own agent when he signed pro. Mr. Oher signed his own contract and negotiated through his agents," Farese said."They don’t need his money. They’ve never needed his money.
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