Elijah Blue Allman, Cher’s son, has filed an objection to his mother’s request for a temporary conservatorship, according to court documents obtained by People Magazine. Allman has stated that he believes he does not need a conservatorship and has also claimed that his mother would be “unfit to serve”. Cher’s legal action comes as her son has battled addiction and faced claims that he may be mentally unwell. Allman has acknowledged his struggles with addiction but has denied being mentally ill in court filings.
Allman has reportedly hired legal counsel and an accounting firm to help him manage his finances, stating that he would rather solve his own problems. In January, it was reported that Cher had been denied a temporary conservatorship over her son for the second time by the Los Angeles Superior Court. During those hearings, Cher’s legal team argued that Allman was too vulnerable to receive an upcoming payment from a trust established by his late father, Gregg Allman. They also argued that Allman suffers from schizoaffective disorder and periods of psychosis, for which he is no longer receiving medical treatment.
Allman’s lawyers countered that he had been attending sobriety meetings and reconciling with his estranged wife, stating that he had been sober for three months and was attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Judge Jessica A. Uzcategui did not grant Cher’s request for a temporary conservatorship but stated the possibility of considering a “larger, long-term conservatorship” at a later hearing. Cher was not looking to directly control Allman’s finances but would accept a court-appointed fiduciary to manage them.
This recent objection comes after Cher’s previous legal action against Allman, which sought an emergency conservatorship over concerns of her son’s drug use and mental state. Allman fought against this request, and the judge delayed her ruling as his attorneys did not have enough time to prepare for the case. Judge Uzcategui will reconsider the possibility of a conservatorship in a later hearing
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