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Michael Oher‘s attorneys declare he was “kept in the dark” about his funds for nearly 20 years, in a brand new authorized submitting, in line with People. The 37-year-old former NFL participant requested that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy file an preliminary accounting of his funds inside two weeks, within the submitting, and requested the court docket to set a deadline for the couple to make clear what cash has been made off his title for the reason that launch of The Blind Side in 2009, the outlet additional claims. The movie, which made $300 million on the field workplace, stars Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, and Tim McGraw, and was impressed by his life. Michael claims all 4 Tuohy relations, together with Sean, Leigh Anne and their two kids, made $250,000 outright from the film, and an extra 2.5% in residuals, however he made nothing, in line with ESPN.
Michael’s attorneys’ newest declare and Michael’s newest request comes after he filed a petition within the Tennessee Shelby County probate court docket on Aug. 14, that requested to finish his conservatorship with the Tuohys, which started in 2004, when he was 18. Michael informed the court docket that he wasn’t conscious he was below the conservatorship till Feb. 2023, and claimed the Tuohys tricked him into the authorized association by telling him there was no distinction between a conservatorship and an adoption.
The 2004 conservatorship put the Tuohys answerable for Michael’s monetary choices, although he had “no known physical or psychological disabilities,” which is what would normally lead a authorized grownup to hunt a conservatorship. Conservators are legally required to file an preliminary accounting of the person’s funds when the authorized association begins, and are then required to make annual filings with the court docket for so long as the conservatorship lasts.
“[The Tuohys] have failed to file the first accounting and have failed to timely file a single accounting for the last 19 years,” Michael’s attorneys reportedly wrote within the new submitting on Monday. They additionally declare the Tuohys by no means acquired an extension for submitting the accounting, giving them no motive to not file.
After submitting his authorized petition, Michael gave a press release to The New York Post. “I am disheartened by the revelation shared in the lawsuit today,” he mentioned within the assertion. “This is a difficult situation for my family and me. I want to ask everyone to please respect our privacy at this time. For now, I will let the lawsuit speak for itself and will offer no further comment.”
Sean additionally spoke out to The Daily Memphian after information of the petition broke. “It’s upsetting to think we would make money off any of our children. But we’re going to love Michael at 37 just like we loved him at 16,” he mentioned. “Everybody in the family got an equal share [of money from the movie], including Michael. It was about $14,000, each. We were never offered money; we never asked for money. My money is well-documented; you can look up how much I sold my company for.”
Sean additionally mentioned he and Leign Anne have been prepared to finish the conservatorship, if that’s what Michael desires. “I want whatever Michael wants,” he mentioned. “We’re not in this for anything other than whatever he wants. If he’d have said, ‘I don’t want to be part of the family anymore,’ we’d have been very upset, but we absolutely would have done it.”
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