Tennessee Judge Dissolves ‘Blind Side’ Family Conservatorship, Allows Lawsuit to Continue

A Memphis judge dissolved the conservatorship between the subjects of the film ‘The Blind Side,’ while other aspects of a lawsuit against the family remain

(Left) Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy at Sunset Tower in West Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2011. (John Shearer/Getty Images For Children Awaiting Parents); (Right) Tackle Michael Oher #74 of the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Dec. 5, 2010. Larry French/Getty Images

A Memphis, Tennessee judge on Friday, September 29, ruled in favor of dissolving the conservatorship agreement between former NFL player Michael Oher and Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the Memphis family that took him in when he was in high school. The family was the subject of the 2009 blockbuster film “The Blind Side.”

Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes on Friday ruled to terminate the agreement that was signed in 2004 that left the Tuohy’s in charge of Oher’s finances among other decisions prior to his senior year of high school, according to Shelby County Court Records.