Cher has filed a conservatorship to take control of her son Elijah Blue Allman’s estate.
The news comes weeks after the 49-year-old only son of Cher and the late Allman Brothers founder Gregg Allman was arrested twice in the space of three days. Days after his initial arrest for allegedly causing a disturbance at a private school with which he had no affiliation, Allman was arrested again in Windham, New Hampshire, after he allegedly broke into a home.
Cher previously filed a conservatorship in December 2023, arguing at the time that Allman could not take care of himself or “manage his own financial resources” because of alleged issues with drug abuse. Allman responded to that filing by insisting he had been “clean and sober from illicit substances for over 90 days” and Cher withdrew legal proceedings.
However, following the recent arrests Cher has now filed for a conservatorship for the second time.
In court documents obtained by Page Six, she argues that her son’s life has “significantly deteriorated since a prior conservatorship petition was filed.”
The filing continues: “The proposed conservatee is currently in custody in the State of New Hampshire in a locked psychiatric hospital in an attempt to restore him to competency to face criminal charges in two cases across two New Hampshire counties for: felony burglary criminal mischief, simple assault, criminal trespass and breach of bail, but that is just the current set of problems.”
It goes on to allege that Allman “has no concept of money, is unable to manage his financial resources and is unable to withstand fraud or undue influence” because of “severe mental health and addiction issues.”
Allman reportedly receives an annual allowance of $120,000 a year from his late father’s trust, which he allegedly spends almost entirely on “drugs, expensive hotels and limousine transportation.”
“There is a clear pattern in Elijah’s behavior,” Cher alleges. “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.”
Cher argues that a conservatorship would be “appropriate” as her son’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.”
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The Independent has approached Cher’s representatives for comment.