Latest on Cher’s Conservatorship Battle Over Her Son

By Aidan Lambourne

Cher remains locked in a legal battle over the well-being and finances of her son, Elijah Blue Allman, after a Los Angeles judge denied her latest request for a temporary conservatorship.

The court ruled on April 24 that there was not “sufficient urgency” to justify placing Allman under a conservatorship. In despite of Cher’s claims that her 49-year-old son struggles with severe mental health and substance abuse issues, per TMZ. The judge denied the request without prejudice, which means Cher can file again at a later date.

Allman appeared remotely at the hearing from a psychiatric hospital in New Hampshire. He is reportedly being held there while undergoing competency-related proceedings connected to criminal charges. Authorities previously arrested him on allegations including burglary, trespassing, assault, and criminal mischief earlier this year.

Cher Argued That Her Son Was “Gravely Disabled”

Cher argued in court filings that her son is “gravely disabled” and unable to responsibly manage money from a trust established by his late father, musician Gregg Allman. According to the filings, she claimed he spent trust distributions on drugs, luxury hotels, and limousine services. The judge, however, said the evidence did not prove that Allman lacked legal capacity or that immediate intervention was necessary.

At the same time, new court documents obtained by TMZ indicate that Allman plans to enter a residential treatment facility as part of efforts tied to his legal and mental health challenges. His legal team told the court that New Hampshire bail conditions require him to participate in a dual-diagnosis treatment program focused on mental health and substance use disorder recovery.

The family dispute has also expanded into financial matters. In recent filings connected to his divorce proceedings with estranged wife Marieangela King, Allman claimed Cher stopped financially supporting him in 2021. He said he now relies mainly on monthly trust payments from his father’s estate. He also is seeking to reduce court-ordered spousal support payments.

Cher first sought conservatorship over her son in 2023. She withdrew the case after the two sides reached a private agreement. The current dispute signals that tensions surrounding Allman’s health, finances, and legal troubles remain unresolved. 

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“She’s out here trying to help him, trying to make sure he’s in a position to become the person who she knows and loves,” Cher's lawyer told the court at a Friday hearing

by  Nancy Dillon

A Los Angeles County judge has denied Cher’s emergency bid to have a court-appointed conservator placed in charge of her son’s finances while he remains locked in a New Hampshire psychiatric facility facing criminal charges.

Cher had asked for the immediate conservatorship over Elijah Blue Allman, her only son with late Allman Brothers singer Gregg Allman, ahead of his next quarterly payout from his late father’s trust in May. The judge said she did not see the urgency and would reconsider the matter at a follow-up hearing in June. The judge added Cher could return sooner if another court finds Allman lacks capacity.

Allman, 49, appeared at the hearing remotely. On a live video feed from his hospital in New Hampshire, he sat in an office chair and spoke only briefly, asking that his former attorney, Steven K. Brumer, represent him and thanking the judge for her ruling.

“I certainly understand the concerns of Mr. Allman’s friends and family regarding his behavior. But those concerns do not necessarily equate to a finding that the proposed conservatee lacks capacity or that a probate conservatorship is appropriate,” Jessica A Uzcategui said from the bench. “I am going to deny the temporary conservatorship without prejudice.”

Friday’s hearing came more than a year after Cher and Allman reached a private settlement in 2024 that ended Cher’s earlier effort to get control of his trust payments. Cher brought her first petition for a conservatorship in 2023, claiming Allman “urgently needed” protection amid “severe mental health and substance abuse issues.”

When Cher filed her revived petition last week, she claimed Allman failed to live up to his promise to hire a business manager. She claimed his life has been derailed again by ongoing substance abuse and mental health issues, and he desperately needs court supervision.  

“Elijah’s situation has become dire on multiple fronts. His mental health has severely deteriorated, his financial situation is terrible, and his drug dependency is at its worst,” her new petition filed April 15 in probate court and obtained by Rolling Stone alleges. She called Allman “gravely disabled,” pointing to his recent back-to-back arrests in New Hampshire for allegedly making criminal threats at a school and breaking into a woman’s house.

On Friday, Cher’s lawyer, Justin Gold, told the court that Allman ended up in custody after traveling to New Hampshire “to apparently visit a friend” and going on “some sort of a spree” that led to his arrests and hospitalization. Gold argued that a financial conservatorship was urgently needed because Allman is burdened by “substantial debts,” including a $200,000 tax bill and a $6,500-a-month spousal support obligation that he allegedly cannot afford.

“Hopefully his health can be handled and improved [in New Hampshire]. And while he’s there improving himself and hopefully being weaned off addiction and getting some medication, his financial ship can be righted,” Gold said. “He can’t do as much damage in a locked facility, but the damage has been done, and someone needs to deal with it.”

Gold said Cher ultimately retained a lawyer to try to reduce the monthly spousal support payments after Allman defaulted in the divorce case. But he said there’s only so much she can do without more court intervention.

“She’s out here trying to help him, trying to make sure he’s in a position to become the person who she knows and loves,” Gold said. “And the same with his brother and the rest of the family, who are all so sad about what’s happening.”

The judge heard arguments from both sides and said she couldn’t see any “exigency for the court’s intervention” on Friday. She said the trust distribution set for May did not qualify as an emergency.

“Given that the proposed conservatee is currently in a psychiatric hospital with pending charges awaiting him, I don’t have any reason to believe he would be able to access any of that distribution for illicit substances or expensive hotels,” she said.

In a statement to Rolling Stone on Thursday night, Allman’s other lawyer, Avi Levy, said the 49-year-old guitarist for the rock band Deadsy was “disappointed but not surprised by this latest attempt to gain control over his finances.” The lawyer said he and his co-counsel had “spoken with Elijah several times this week, and he remains in good spirits despite the circumstances.”

When Cher first sought conservatorship control in December 2023, Allman appeared in court to oppose the effort in person, saying he had stopped using drugs and would get his finances in order. Judge Uzcategui declined to grant an emergency conservatorship then as well and set a more comprehensive hearing on a possible permanent arrangement, but then the parties settled.

Since 2024, Cher claims, Allman has been “living wildly beyond his means,” bouncing between “expensive hotels he cannot afford” and short-term rental homes, allegedly causing more than $50,000 in damage to one Airbnb, and purportedly racking up an $18,000 bill with a drug dealer.

According to a bail order obtained by Rolling Stone, Allman was arrested on Feb. 27 at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire, on suspicion of trespassing, criminal threats, and simple assault. Local outlet WMUR 9 News reported that Allman allegedly slipped onto campus, claiming he was a prospective parent, turned belligerent, and poked a student with his cane. Allman was booked and released, then arrested again two days later on a burglary rap in Windham, New Hampshire, after a woman called police saying she was “hiding in a closet” because someone had broken into her home, a police affidavit obtained by Rolling Stone alleges. Officers arrived to find a shattered glass door and Allman “seated on the living room couch smoking a cigarette,” the report says.

A New Hampshire judge set a June 16 trial for Allman’s Concord school case at a hearing on Monday, WMUR reported. Allman did not attend the Monday arraignment hearing in person, the outlet said.

Cher’s documents say Allman receives $120,000 a year via the trust set up by his dad. Once he gets a payment, it’s “immediately squandered without regard for his liabilities or well-being,” Cher’s court filings say. 

“There is a clear pattern in Elijah’s behavior,” Cher alleges in the documents filed by her lawyer. “After he receives his trust distribution, he checks into a hotel, usually the Chateau Marmont, buys and does drugs until he runs out of money, ends up in the hospital, or overdoses. Based on this pattern, if Elijah were to receive his trust distribution, he will use it to buy drugs.”

Allman’s brother, Devon Allman, submitted a declaration in support of the new conservatorship request. “It is my opinion that he is currently a danger to himself and unable to manage his life, and any funds that would become available to him,” he wrote. “My recent visit to check in on him brought me unfortunate and profound sadness that took weeks of my life to process. His condition, both physical and mental, was appalling and delusional, respectively.” 

Devon said he previously was compelled to “negotiate with a heroin dealer for a five-figure sum of drug debts” because his brother was unable to pay. “That was very difficult to navigate. I felt compelled to help for his safety, though,” he wrote. “I strongly urge that Elijah be kept away from money until he has demonstrated a commitment to invest in his long-term physical and mental health.” 

When Cher initially sought a conservatorship in 2023, she asked to be named her son’s financial conservator. This time, she’s asking the court to appoint Jason Rubin, a licensed private fiduciary. She’s asking the court to grant Rubin the power to receive her son’s trust distributions and use them to pay Allman’s expenses at his discretion. Rubin appeared in court Friday but did not address the judge. 

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“Elijah’s situation has become dire on multiple fronts,” the singer claims in new court filings

 

By Daniel Kreps, Nancy Dillon

Cher is once again seeking an emergency conservatorship over Elijah Blue Allman after back-to-back arrests in New Hampshire landed her 49-year-old son with Gregg Allman in a locked psychiatric hospital, court documents reveal.

“Elijah’s situation has become dire on multiple fronts. His mental health has severely deteriorated, his financial situation is terrible, and his drug dependency is at its worst,” the new filings made this week in Los Angeles County probate court and obtained by Rolling Stone allege.

Cher claims her son’s life has spiraled since she first sought conservatorship control over his finances in a December 2023 bid that ended with a private settlement. In her prior effort, Cher told the court that Allman “urgently needed” help managing his assets amid “severe mental-health and substance-abuse issues.” Cher was initially rebuffed by the judge and ultimately resolved the matter privately in September 2024, with Allman promising to hire a business manager. She says he never did. 

Since that time, Allman has been “living wildly beyond his means,” bouncing between “expensive hotels he cannot afford” and short-term rental homes, allegedly causing more than $50,000 in damage to one Airbnb, and purportedly racking up an $18,000 bill with a drug dealer, the new filings state. He also has an unpaid tax bill topping $200,000, Cher claims, and is facing a raft of criminal charges.

Allman was first arrested on Feb. 27 at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire, on suspicion of trespassing, criminal threats, and simple assault, a bail order obtained by Rolling Stone confirms. According to WMUR 9 News, Allman allegedly slipped onto campus claiming he was a prospective parent, turned belligerent, and poked a student with his cane. Allman was booked and released, then arrested again two days later on a burglary rap in Windham, New Hampshire, after a woman called police saying someone had broken into her home, and she was “hiding in a closet,” according to a police affidavit obtained by Rolling Stone. Officers arrived to find a shattered glass door and Allman “seated on the living room couch smoking a cigarette,” the report says. 

“Since the proposed conservatee is currently in custody in a psychiatric hospital in New Hampshire, this application does not seek a conservatorship of the person. However, the facts underlying this petition are not only relevant to establish the proposed conservatee’s total inability to manage his finances, but the facts also establish that he is gravely disabled,” Cher’s conservatorship request states. It adds that a more thorough conservatorship over Allman’s personal life likely would be “appropriate for him once he returns to California.”

The new documents say Elijah still receives $120,000 a month via a trust that his father Gregg set up prior to the Allman Brothers Band singer’s death. That monthly payment is then “immediately squandered without regard for his liabilities or well-being,” the court filings say. 

“There is a clear pattern in Elijah’s behavior,” Cher alleged in the documents filed by her lawyer. “After he receives his trust distribution, he checks into a hotel, usually the Chateau Marmont, buys and does drugs until he runs out of money, ends up in the hospital, or overdoses. Based on this pattern, if Elijah were to receive his trust distribution, he will use it buy drugs.”

The conservatorship filings also detail other instances where Allman allegedly was a danger to himself or others, including an episode where he passed out in his car in the middle of traffic and ended up in a hospital, where he was administered Narcan. “There have been multiple occasions in which Elijah caused grease fires while cooking after zoning out and forgetting that food was on the stove,” the filing states. 

Allman’s sister, Devon Allman, submitted a declaration in support of the new conservatorship request. “It is my opinion that he is currently a danger to himself and unable to manage his life, and any funds that would become available to him,” she wrote. “My recent visit to check in on him brought me unfortunate and profound sadness that took weeks of my life to process. His condition, both physical and mental, was appalling and delusional, respectively.”

Devon said she previously was compelled to “negotiate with a heroin dealer for a five-figure sum of drug debts” because her brother was unable to pay. “That was very difficult to navigate. I felt compelled to help for his safety, though,” she wrote. “I strongly urge that Elijah be kept away from money until he has demonstrated a commitment to invest in his long-term physical and mental health.” 

When Cher initially filed for a conservatorship back in 2023, she asked to be named her son’s financial conservator. This time, she’s asking the court to appoint Jason Rubin, a licensed private fiduciary. She’s asking the court to grant Rubin the power to receive her son’s trust distributions and use them to pay Allman’s expenses at his discretion, pending the outcome of the proceeding.

Elijah has an arraignment in his Concord criminal case set for Monday, and a probable-cause hearing in his Windham case set for next Wednesday, a court spokesman tells Rolling Stone. It’s likely they will get continued to later dates, considering Allman’s hospitalization.

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Cher’s son Elijah Blue Allman was rushed to the hospital on June 14.  

On Saturday, deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and EMS workers responded to a call about a man acting erratically. The 48-year-old son of the of the Mermaids star and musician Gregg Allman was taken to the hospital. Deputies also found drugs inside his home. 

Cher claimed her son was unable to manage his finances 

Elijah’s brush with the law is the latest in a series of personal challenges for the musician. A year and a half ago, his 79-year-old mother requested a temporary conservatorship over his estate. 

In December 2023, the “If I Could Turn Back Time” singer asked a court to grant her control over her son’s finances because of his substance abuse issues. Elijah was “substantially unable to manage his financial resources,” she argued, adding that a conservator was “urgently needed” because he was supposed to receive significant assets from a trust at the end of 2023. 

“Elijah is entitled to regular distributions from the Trust, but given his ongoing mental health and substance abuse issues, [Cher] is concerned that any funds distributed to Elijah will be immediately spent on drugs, leaving Elijah with no assets to provide for himself and putting Elijah’s life at risk,” Cher said in court documents obtained by People. 

Cher and Elijah eventually reached a private agreement and she withdrew her petition for a conservatorship. 

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After Saturday’s incident, Elijah’s estranged wife Marieangela King Allman said she still supported her husband despite his “personal challenges.” She added that he had an “unwavering commitment to sobriety.” 

“Like many, he continues to confront his inner struggles — but it is important to recognize that he does so from a place of strength, not defeat,” she said in a statement shared with People. “Despite the assumptions that often color how his journey is portrayed, the reality is that Elijah remains grounded, focused and deeply committed to living with integrity and purpose.”

“I want to state, without hesitation, that I will always root for him,” she added. “My support is steadfast and comes from a place of deep respect for the person he is and the resilience he continues to show.”

Marieangela previously accused Cher of trying to have Elijah kidnapped as part of an intervention, an allegation the singer has denied. 

In a statement to People in 2023, Cher said she was dealing with a struggle sadly familiar to many American families. 

“I’m not suffering from any problem that millions of people in the United States aren’t,” Cher  said of her Elijah’s struggles with drug use. “I’m a mother. This is my job — one way or another, to try to help my children. You do anything for your children. Whenever you can help them, you just do it because that’s what being a mother is. But it’s joy, even with heartache — mostly, when you think of your children, you just smile and you love them, and you try to be there for them.”  

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"The parties have privately resolved this matter," a lawyer for the singer said at a hearing Friday

 by Nancy Dillon

Cher has dropped her quest for a court-ordered conservatorship over son Elijah Blue Allman after reaching a private settlement with the only child she shares with the late musician Gregg Allman, a lawyer for the superstar singer told a California judge Friday.

“I’m pleased to report that following a mediation with [two private judges], the parties have privately resolved this matter, and petitioner now wishes to end these legal proceedings,” Cher’s lawyer Gabrielle Vidal told the court. The lawyer said Cher wished to dismiss her petition without prejudice, meaning she would reserve her right to file it again if needed. It was last December that Cher first sought conservatorship control over Elijah’s finaces, claiming it was “urgently needed” to protect him. In court filings, she said her son was “currently unable to manage his assets due to severe mental health and substance abuse issues.” 

Asked by the court Friday if he was in agreement with Vidal’s statement that the matter had been settled, Allman’s lawyer, Steven K. Brumer, answered, “Most definitely.” 

“I don’t have the documents, but I can accept your representation on behalf of your client that she seeks to withdraw the petition. I will deny the petition without prejudice,” Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Jessica Uzcategui said. “Congratulations to all of you, and take care.”

After the ruling, Allman’s law firm, Cage & Miles, issued a statement: “This outcome allows the parties to focus on healing and rebuilding their family bond, a process that began during mediation and continues today.”

Neither Cher nor Allman appeared during the quick hearing held in a courthouse in downtown Los Angeles. It was back in May that they agreed to “pause” their public court battle and try to resolve their dispute behind closed doors.

At an initial hearing in the case last January, Cher’s legal team asked for an emergency ruling granting control over Allman’s finances ahead of an expected distribution from his father’s estate. It was denied on the basis that Allman deserved more time to review and respond to his mother’s claims. Cher appeared by video at a follow-up hearing three weeks later but was again denied conservatorship powers pending a larger hearing. 

Allman, 48, attended both hearings in person and objected to his mom’s petition. At a third hearing in March, Cher was granted a delay to gather medical records. Her lawyers said she was willing to pay for private mediation in the meantime if Allman would agree to participate. “Cher would very much would like the opportunity to make sure she’s taken every possible step to try to resolve this informally,” Vidal told the court.

Cher’s lawyers said she genuinely feared for her son’s safety because his battle with addiction was compounded by a mental health diagnosis that “leads to periods of psychosis.” Vidal said Allman had been placed on involuntary hospital holds multiple times, including in September 2023. The lawyer said Cher was terrified that her son’s “life is at risk,” and that he was too vulnerable to safely manage the estimated $120,000 he receives each year as his inheritance. 

“The concern is that if he gets this distribution into his hands, and during a period of stress, that that will lead to the drug use. This proceeding was filed because Cher was told unequivocally by the doctors treating him, that if she did not take this step as his mother, the concern was that he would once again end up on the street,” Vidal previously told the court.

“I don’t question the motivation behind Cher’s request as having been driven by concern for her son,” Judge Jessica Uzcategui said in January. “And I understand the perhaps overlapping issues with respect to substance abuse and mental health that have affected the proposed conservatee in the past. I don’t think he questions that either. I see a lot of acknowledgment of that in some of the paperwork,” the judge said. But concerns are not “sufficient evidence,” she said as she denied Cher’s emergency requests but did not dismiss the underlying petition. 

In court filings, Allman admitted his struggle with addiction but said he tested negative for drugs and alcohol in a series of voluntary tests in January. He told the court he had rented a new residence and was in the process of hiring a business manager. “In the two weeks since the initial hearing, I have been successfully managing my income and expenses and have refrained from the use of illicit substances that have historically caused the incidents that have given rise to my mother’s concern,” Allman previously wrote. “I am doing well and do not need the help that my mother is offering.”

Throughout the case, Cher and her lawyers said she only wished to protect her son. “Petitioner has worked tirelessly to get Elijah into treatment and get him the help he needs,” her initial filing said. “Petitioner loves Elijah immensely and has always acted with his best interests in mind.”

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Singer Cher and her son Elijah Blue Allman have agreed to pump the brakes on their nasty court battle — only weeks after he asked a court to shut down his famous mother from obtaining his medical records.

According to court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, the legendary pop star and her son, who she had with late musician Gregg Allman, participated in private mediation with a retired judge on May 7.

They explained, "At the conclusion of the mediation, the Parties agreed to pause all legal proceedings and related activities, including all discovery and motion practice, to allow the Parties to continue working together to privately and confidentially resolve this matter."

The next hearing in Cher's fight to be named conservator for Elijah was scheduled for June 11. Cher and Elijah agreed to continue the hearing to a later date to allow them time to resolve their issues.

As we previously reported, Cher filed her petition to take over control of Elijah's life and finances in December 2023.

“Elijah is substantially unable to manage his financial resources due to severe mental health and substance abuse issues,” Cher’s petition read. “Elijah is entitled to regular distributions from a trust established by his father for his benefit, but given his ongoing mental health and substance abuse issues, Petitioner is concerned that any funds distributed to Elijah will immediately be spent on drugs, leaving Elijah with no assets to provide for himself, and putting Elijah’s life at risk.”

In court documents, Cher said her son did not have savings despite being paid out over $1 million from Allman's estate. She said he wasted it on drugs and fancy hotel rooms.

Cher called out her son's wife Marieangela King in court documents. She claimed her son's wife, “is not supportive of Elijah’s recovery and that Angela actively works to keep Elijah from getting clean and sober or receiving mental health treatment that he desperately needs. Most recently, Petitioner is informed and believes that Angela took steps to check Elijah out of the treatment center where he was receiving much-needed medical care.”

Marieangela denied the claims and said she supported Elijah's recovery.

She told the court, “We live together as a married couple and I see the irrefutable daily effort he is making to stay sober. He attends AA meetings 5-6 times a week, he is free of drugs, and -now that we have reclaimed our stolen vehicle from his mother's property- he can and does attend daily AA meetings affordably. He is tending to his finances, getting his bills paid, and ensuring that his property is under his control.”

Recently, Elijah claimed in court he was several months sober. He opposed his mother's request and asked that it be denied. 

Allman said his mom was “unfit” to serve as conservator over his life.

He added, “Further, my mom is seventy-seven years old and will be seventy-eight when this matter is heard. I have seen her suffer from depression in the past and I do not believe that she is capable of making appropriate decisions for my estate.”

The move to attempt to settle the matter privately comes after Elijah demanded sanctions for his mother sending subpoenas to various hospitals seeking his medical records.  

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Elijah Blue Allman, Cher’s son, objected to his mother’s efforts to place him under a conservatorship, arguing that he doesn’t need one and that Cher is “unfit to serve” as his conservator.

Allman filed the objection last week, rebuffing his mother’s arguments that she should gain control of his finances because of his struggles with mental health and substance abuse issues. Allman also objected on the grounds that, if he needed a conservatorship, Cher does not have priority since Allman was still married. 

In arguing against the conservatorship, Allman said he’d been working to get his finances in order and was “capable of managing” his own financial resources, as well as “resisting fraud and undue influences.” (Allman receives quarterly payments from a trust set up by his late father, Gregg Allman.) He went on to acknowledge his struggles with addiction in the past but resisted the claims that he is mentally ill, saying there’s no evidence to uphold those claims made in Cher’s petition.  

“I know that my mother’s actions are meant to help me, but I do not need this help,” Allman argued. “My mother seems to believe that controlling these quarterly trust distributions will prevent me from engaging in self-destructive behaviors. She is misguided. In the event that I am inclined to engage in self-destructive behaviors, I do not need my trust distributions to do so: The world is full of addicts and mentally ill persons who do not have a trust distribution from which to draw. The only person who can save me from my demons is me — and I’m doing just that.” 

Allman also argued pointedly that he believed Cher was “unfit” to even serve as his conservator. In describing their “strained relationship,” Allman recalled an incident last October where Cher allegedly arranged for him to be brought to Mexico for what he was told was “holistic alternative therapy.”

But upon arriving, Allman said, “I was told I was not there for holistic/alternative treatment and, in fact, was not permitted to leave.” His wife, Allman said, had to hire a lawyer, who “negotiated my release from the facility in Mexico. (Cher was previously accused of hiring four men to abduct Allman in 2022 in an effort to stop him from reconciling with his then-estranged wife. Cher has denied the claim.) 

Allman further argued that Cher “does not manage her own finances” and expressed “grave concerns about this court permitting her to manage” his. He said his mother’s personal assistant handled her “private and public affairs” and worried that any responsibility over his finances would be delegated to the personal assistant or others “with whom I have negative associations.”

Lastly, Allman cited his mother’s age and own struggles with mental health in the past: “My mother is seventy-seven years old and will be seventy-eight when this matter is heard. I have seen her suffer with depression in the past, and I do not believe that she is capable of making appropriate decisions for my estate.” 

A lawyer for Cher did not immediately return Rolling Stone‘s request for comment. 

Cher filed her petition back in December 2023, asking a Los Angeles court to make her the sole conservator of her son’s estate as he is “substantially unable to manage his financial resources.” But Cher’s initial efforts fell short: First, Judge Jessica Uzcategui denied her emergency bid, saying Allman deserved more time to review his mom’s claims. Then a few weeks later, a temporary conservatorship was denied after Uzcategui said there was not enough evidence to show Allman lacked the capacity to manage his own affairs. 

Cher scored a minor victory in early March when Uzcategui denied to dismiss the conservatorship bid, giving the musician three months to gather medical records and pursue a private settlement. Allman’s official objection comes ahead of the next hearing in the case, scheduled for June 11.

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Cher dealt another blow in her request for temporary conservatorship over her son

by KiMi Robinson

Cher's attempt to place her son, Elijah Blue Allman, under a conservatorship has faced another blow.

On Monday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jessica A. Uzcategui denied the superstar's petition for temporary conservatorship, according to Avi Levy, one of Allman's attorneys.

In December, Cher filed a petition seeking to be Allman's sole conservator because of alleged "severe mental health and substance abuse issues," making him unable to manage his financial assets, she contends.

"The Court’s ruling this morning represents a significant triumph for Mr. Allman’s personal liberty and legal autonomy. We, at Cage & Miles, are pleased with the Court’s decision to deny Cher’s temporary conservatorship petition," Levy said in a statement shared with USA TODAY on Monday.

"The Court’s ruling underscores the principle that conservatorship is a measure of last resort, not a tool to be used lightly. As the Court noted, there was insufficient evidence presented by Cher to establish an emergency exists for a temporary conservatorship."

USA TODAY has reached out to Cher's attorneys for comment.

Cher's bid for conservatorship over Elijah Allman's estate isn't over

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"Blow" March 29, 2001 at the Mann's Chinese
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Another hearing is scheduled for March 6 , according to the court's case calendar. Levy said the judge will "deliberate on the question of a permanent conservatorship" during this hearing.

Cher observed the hearing remotely. She appeared on a large screen in the courtroom throughout but did not take part in the arguments.

Her attorneys argued that the support Allman was getting was from people who tell him what he wants to hear and downplay the size of his problems. They said his current apparent sobriety and mental health were illusory. They said he suffers from bipolar disorder, has been recently homeless, and that having large amounts of money might lead to access to drugs that could endanger his life.

Cher's attorneys said that she was not necessarily seeking any direct control over Allman's money and would be happy to have a court-appointed fiduciary manage his finances.

Allman was in the courtroom with his attorneys, who acknowledged his previous struggles but argued that he is in a good place now, attending meetings, getting treatment and reconciling with his previously estranged wife.

Elijah Blue Allman said Cher is 'unfit' to be his conservator

Allman has opposed his mother becoming his conservator. Earlier this month, the judge declined to immediately approve Cher's conservatorship request. Cher's legal team did not give Allman or his attorneys enough time to review the documents they filed, Uzcategui ruled.

Allman said that after struggling addiction and making irresponsible financial decisions in the past, he receives professional treatment and regularly attends alcoholics anonymous meetings, according to court records.

"Given that I no longer have an active dissolution case, I believe that my wife would have priority to be appointed conservator, if necessary, but I do not need that either," Allman said in the objection filing. "Under no circumstances am I comfortable having my mom as my conservator even if that was necessary."

A conservatorship of his estate is not necessary and that his mother "unfit to serve" in that role, he contends.

Blue's wife, Marieangela King, also denounced the conservatorship, calling it "deeply disturbing," in a statement issued by her record label, Verdict Music, and shared with USA TODAY. King claims she "has historically been excluded from the decision-making process when it comes to her husband’s medical treatment."

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Why is Cher filing for conservatorship over her son's estate?

Cher is seeking to be the sole conservator of her son's estate and resources and per the filing, the "Moonstruck" actor has "worked tirelessly" to get her son needed help.

"Elijah is entitled to regular distributions from a trust established by his father for his benefit, but given his ongoing mental health and substance abuse issues, Petitioner (Cher) is concerned that any funds distributed to Elijah will immediately be spent on drugs, leaving Elijah with no assets to provide for himself, and putting Elijah’s life at risk," the filing stated.

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Cher's son Elijah Blue Allman is doubling down against the conservatorship his famous mom is seeking to control his estate ... he says he's cleaning up his act.

In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Elijah and his wife, Marieangela King, lay out the reasons why he doesn't need his mom to step in as conservator of his estate ... and he’s taking shots at Cher and leveling some pretty serious accusations in the process.

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Elijah claims he's now sober, paying his bills and is committed to managing the quarterly payments he gets from the trust set up by his late father, legendary musician Greg Allman.

As we reported ... Cher claims she's concerned her son has substance abuse and mental health problems and can't manage the money he gets from the trust ... but here he says that's just not true.

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Elijah's wife goes a step further in the docs ... alleging Cher essentially orchestrated a kidnapping of Elijah and had him held at a Mexican rehab facility against his will.

In the docs, Marieangela claims Elijah was brought to Mexico in October and told by a doctor Cher hired that he would be doing holistic alternative therapy ... but she claims it was actually a "makeshift prison-type facility known as the 'Baja Rehab' where he was being held against his will."

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Marieangela claims she traveled daily from L.A. County to Rosarito "to rescue Elijah from the captivity his mother arranged." She says Elijah "was held captive" there for 2 months until Mexican federal agents escorted him out and dropped him off at the border.

For her part, Cher has vehemently denied the kidnapping allegations.

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Elijah's wife also takes some shots at Cher in the docs ... she says she's known Cher for 11 years and says the singer is "categorically unfit to serve" as Elijah's conservator.

Marieangela claims Cher doesn't drive, doesn't make her own food or dress herself, and has told Marieangela she's "manic depressive."

While Elijah's giving his reasons why he doesn't need a conservatorship, there's a court hearing set for March 6 to determine whether Cher will be appointed conservator anyway.

Stay tuned.

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Cher Files for Conservatorship of Son Elijah Blue Allman

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Cher has filed for a conservatorship over her adult son due to a fear that he is not fit to manage his own finances, according to multiple reports.

The pop icon has requested to be the sole conservator over 47-year-old son Elijah Blue Allman, amid his alleged struggles with drug addiction.

According to court documents filed on Wednesday, the singer claims that her son is "substantially unable to manage his own financial resources due to severe mental health and substance abuse issues," TMZreports.

Cher is reportedly concerned that the money her son receives from a trust set up by his late father -- music icon Gregg Allman -- will be spent on drugs rather than things needed to sustain his living conditions.

"Any funds distributed to Elijah will immediately be spent on drugs," Cher argues in the documents, "leaving Elijah with no assets to provide for himself, and putting Elijah’s life at risk."

The 77-year-old songstress stated in the docs, per Page Six, that she has been unable to "discuss Elijah’s preferences concerning the appointment of a temporary conservator" because he has been "unable to form or express a preference," allegedly due to his current mental state.

The documents state that, as his mother, she feels she would be the best person to manage his conservatorship. A hearing date of March 6, 2024, has been set by the court to evaluate the possible conservatorship.

In October, Cher was accused by her son's estranged wife, Marie Angela King, of allegedly hiding his whereabouts and blocking access to him.

In court documents obtained by ET at the time, King requested that the court compel Allman to attend the estranged couple's divorce hearing, after he missed a trial conference to update the court on the divorce case. King claimed she hasn't seen Allman in more than six months, and she pointed the finger at Cher, who allegedly "continues to interfere with his health management as well as his location and accessibility."

That was just the latest in King and Allman's ongoing divorce battle. Back in September, Cher made headlines after King accused her of hiring four men to kidnap her son from a New York hotel room in an effort to stop him from reconciling with her. Those documents were filed back on Dec. 5, but they only made headlines after the case was uncovered by the media. 

Following King's claims, Cher denied the accusations in a statement to People and called "the rumor... not true."

Cher and late ex-husband Gregg Allman shared Allman, who was born on July 10, 1976. She and late ex-husband Sonny Bono, who together performed as Sonny & Cher, shared son Chaz Bono, born on March 4, 1969. 

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