Cher’s Son Elijah Blue Allman Says He Doesn’t Need Conservatorship

Cher’s son, Elijah Blue Allman, is battling back amid his conservatorship battle with his mom.

Allman, 47, filed an objection to Cher’s request for a short-term conservator, in accordance to courtroom documents received by Individuals on Tuesday, April 9. Allman mentioned that in addition to not needing 1, he also believes his mother is “unfit to provide.”

“My mother’s petition raises twin considerations that I put up with from some psychological illness and that I dwell hand-to-mouth working with my rely on distributions to obtain medicines and area myself in mortal threat,” Allman claimed in the submitting, for every the outlet. “As I have pointed out in preceding pleadings, I have struggled with dependancy, but I am not mentally ill.”

Allman ongoing that he would like to be the a single to fix his very own challenges if he relapses after a long time of battling habit.

“In the function that I am inclined to have interaction in self-damaging behaviors, I do not have to have my trust distributions to do so the environment is entire of addicts and mentally sick people who do not have a rely on distribution from which to attract,” he stated. “The only man or woman who can help save me from my demons is me — and I’m carrying out just that.”

Allman explained he understands “a conservatorship is proper for a human being who is significantly not able to manage his individual monetary sources or resist fraud or undue influence” but argued that he has taken measures to support him by retaining counsel and an accounting organization to aid him in controlling his finances.

“I am and have been able of managing my very own monetary means and resisting fraud and undue impact,” he ongoing. “I do not want a conservatorship.”

If the courtroom does rule that Allman requires a conservator, he discussed that he would desire if his wife, Marieangela King, must have that role somewhat than Cher, 77. Allman stated that he and his mom have had a “strained” partnership about the many years. (Allman earlier accused Cher of kidnapping him in November 2022, which the singer has denied.)

Cher submitted for a short-term conservatorship of Allman owing to his struggles with substance abuse, Us Weekly confirmed in December 2023. The singer shares Elijah with ex-partner Gregg Allman, who died at age 69 in 2017 right after battling cancer.

In her submitting, Cher claimed that King was unfit to be Elijah’s conservator due to the fact the duo’s “tumultuous connection has been marked by a cycle of drug habit and mental wellbeing crises.” Cher instructed that she need to be her son’s conservator since “she worked tirelessly to get Elijah into treatment and get him the support he needs” but has “always acted with his very best pursuits in head.”

The subsequent month, Cher’s ask for was denied following a judge dominated that a conservatorship was not urgently needed for the reason that Elijah “has managed his funds,” “has an apartment” and “has remained drug-free” just after distributing “several drug assessments.”