Cher Files For Conservatorship Over Her Son Following Multiple Arrests And Hospitalization

Cher is once again seeking a conservatorship complete her big son, Elijah Blue Allman, alleging that his supplier addiction has severely deteriorated his intelligence health, starring to thousands of dollars successful spot harm and a mounting indebtedness to a heroin dealer.

The "Strong Enough" vocalist revenge for a financial conservatorship past week successful Los Angeles Superior Court, nan aforesaid tribunal that rejected an identical petition conscionable complete 2 years ago. Cher’s filing urges nan tribunal to name a impermanent conservator to return power of Allman’s trust, his sole root of income.

Allman is presently hospitalized successful a psychiatric installation “in an effort to reconstruct him to competency” up of criminal proceedings stemming from 2 abstracted arrests successful New Hampshire earlier this year.

The Concord Police Department arrested Allman connected Feb. 27 aft he showed up astatine a schoolhouse "causing a disturbance and acting belligerently," according to a March property release. He was charged pinch assault, criminal trespass, criminal threatening, and disorderly behaviour and released connected bail.

Days later Allman was arrested again successful adjacent Windham, New Hampshire. The 49-year-old allegedly collapsed into a location and was charged pinch burglary, 2 counts of criminal mischief, and breach of bail, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported.

Court records were not instantly disposable for Allman done New Hampshire's online database, and it is unclear if he has retained an attorney.

"His intelligence wellness has severely deteriorated, his financial business is terrible, and his supplier dependency is astatine its worst," Cher's filing states.

Allman’s spot was established by his precocious father, Greg Allman of nan Allman Brothers Band. According to nan filing, Allman receives regular distributions from nan spot and allegedly spends nan costs connected narcotics almost immediately. “After he receives his spot distribution, he checks into a edifice — usually nan Chateau Marmont — buys and uses narcotics until he runs retired of money, ends up successful nan hospital, aliases overdoses,” nan filing states.

Allman allegedly racked up $50,000 worthy of damages crossed aggregate Airbnb rentals booked successful a family friend's name, leaving that friend entangled successful a suit pinch nan company. He has besides been removed from 18 hotels owed to his behaviour and has accumulated an $18,000 indebtedness pinch a supplier dealer. His brother, Devon Allman, stated successful an affidavit that he precocious visited Elijah and was forced to discuss nan indebtedness straight pinch nan dealer.

"It was clear from nan indebtedness he accrued that he owed much to this supplier trader than he had disposable to him," nan affidavit said. "I powerfully impulse that Elijah beryllium kept distant from money until he has demonstrated a committedness to put successful his agelong word beingness and intelligence health."

Devon described his brother’s information arsenic “appalling and delusional” and said nan sojourn near him pinch “an unfortunate and profound sadness that took weeks of my life to process.”

Beyond nan supplier debt, nan filing alleges that Allman owes $200,000 successful unpaid taxes and an unspecified magnitude successful spousal support to his ex-wife, and that he has “no conception of money” and is susceptible to undue influence.

Cher is seeking only a financial conservatorship — not a conservatorship of nan person, which would portion Allman of nan correct to make his ain decisions, including aesculapian ones. Instead, she is asking nan tribunal to name a conservator to person and negociate distributions from Allman’s spot connected his behalf, covering his expenses and providing costs via a prepaid paper “once it is wished that he tin safely person possession of money.”

Unlike her erstwhile attempt, successful which she sought to service arsenic conservator herself, Cher is now asking nan tribunal to name a neutral 3rd party.

Cher first pursued a conservatorship complete her boy successful precocious 2023. The tribunal rejected it successful January 2024 aft Allman insisted he was drug-free — pointing to 3 antagonistic supplier and intoxicant tests and regular attendance astatine Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. “While I understand that my mother believes she is looking retired for my champion interests, and I admit her emotion and support, I do not request her unsolicited thief astatine this time,” he wrote successful a tribunal filing.

Cher’s existent filing characterizes that defense arsenic “nothing much than words,” alleging that Allman “abandoned his promises arsenic soon arsenic he made them.”