Cher’s attempt to place her son Elijah Blue Allman under a temporary conservatorship has been blocked by a Los Angeles judge.
The 79-year-old singer had asked the court to appoint a conservator to manage Allman’s estate, but the bid was rejected without prejudice, leaving open the possibility that she could try again in the future, per People.
Allman, 49, appeared via video call from a psychiatric hospital on Friday, where he is currently in custody ‘in an attempt to restore him to competency’ as he faces criminal charges in two separate New Hampshire cases.
Cher had argued that her son is ‘gravely disabled’ due to ongoing mental health and substance abuse struggles.
However, the judge said she did not see ‘sufficient urgency’ to grant the request.
The ruling also noted that, since Allman is hospitalized and facing legal proceedings, it is unlikely he would be able to access funds from his late father Gregg Allman’s trust.
Cher ’s attempt to place her son Elijah Blue Allman under a temporary conservatorship has been blocked by a Los Angeles judge; (pictured 2001)
Cher had argued that her son is ‘gravely disabled’ due to ongoing mental health and substance abuse struggles, but the judge said she did not see ‘sufficient urgency’ to grant the request.; (pictured 2023)
Court documents obtained by the Daily Mail on Friday reveal that Allman objected to Cher’s attempt to place him under conservatorship.
The papers also include a declaration from his brother Devon Allman, who wrote: ‘It is my opinion that [Elijah] is currently a danger to himself and unable to manage his life, and any funds that would become available to him.
‘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.
‘On his behalf, I had to negotiate with a heroin dealer for a five-figure sum of drug debts, and that was very difficult to navigate. I felt compelled to help for his safety though. It was clear from the debt he accrued that he owed more to this drug dealer than he had available to him.
‘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.’
The Daily Mail has reached out to Cher and Allman’s representatives for comment.
Court documents obtained by the Daily Mail last week reveal that Cher described her son’s situation as having ‘significantly deteriorated’ since she first filed for conservatorship in 2023.
The singer detailed a shocking incident in which Allman was found unconscious behind the wheel of his car, causing a traffic jam, and had to be hospitalized where Narcan was administered to save his life.
Court documents obtained by the Daily Mail on Friday reveal that Allman objected to Cher’s attempt to place him under conservatorship; (pictured 2001)
Cher also raised concerns about Allman’s financial management, claiming he ‘has no concept of money, is unable to manage his financial resources and is unable to withstand fraud or undue influence.’
She noted that her son owes $18,000 to a drug dealer and had to borrow money from a friend to prevent further harm.
On top of these challenges, Allman is reportedly facing a $200,000 tax bill, adding to the mounting pressures in his life.
He has also accumulated significant debt after causing damage to various Airbnbs, including cigarette burns and broken windows, as outlined in the court documents.
Cher claimed Allman owes $50,000 from his last Airbnb stay after he reportedly trashed the property.
She also said he’s been banned from 18 hotels for disturbing guests, screaming obscenities, and behaving erratically.
In one disturbing incident, Allman allegedly cornered a young female maid at a hotel and ‘aggressively proposed sexual relations.’
Allman has also faced recent legal issues, including multiple arrests in New Hampshire for charges of ‘felony burglary, criminal mischief, simple assault, criminal trespass, and breach of bail.’
In addition to Elijah, Cher is mom to son Chaz Bono, whom she shared with Sonny Bono; (pictured with both kids in 1980)
Cher requested that the judge appoint Jason Rubin as the temporary conservator of Allman’s estate.
She explains that Allman’s mental health had ‘severely deteriorated’ and his drug dependency is at its worst.
Cher wanted Rubin to oversee Elijah’s affairs so that his issues ‘can start being fixed one problem at a time.’
In addition to Elijah, Cher is also the mother of 57-year-old Chaz Bono, her child with late musician Sonny Bono.
In February, Allman was arrested in New Hampshire after allegedly ‘causing a disturbance and acting belligerently’ at a prep school.
According to the Concord Police Department, officers were called just before 7 p.m. local time on February 27 after reports of an unauthorized individual causing a disturbance in the school’s dining hall, TMZ reported.
The man, later identified as Allman, was said to be acting aggressively and ‘belligerently,’ prompting authorities to respond.
Allman was taken into custody, processed, and released on his own recognizance, meaning no bail was required, per the outlet. He is scheduled to appear in court for a future arraignment.
Cher shared Elijah with the late Gregg Allman, who died in 2017; (pictured in 1978)
Sources indicate that Allman has no known ties to the school and that it is unclear why he was on campus, per the outlet.
The incident follows a troubling health scare in June 2025, when Allman was hospitalized after suffering a drug overdose.
In 2014 Allman revealed he began using drugs, like weed and ecstasy, at just 11-years-old and detailed some close calls.
‘I [was] just looking to escape all the things in my past and, that’s when you turn to those kind of drugs, you know heroin and opiates,’ he told ET at the time.
He added, ‘[Heroin] kind of saved me … If I didn’t have that at that point, I don’t know what I would have done …You may jump off a bridge. If you can only just go through that time period and live through it and then get help.’
In early 2024 a judge threw out Cher’s initial bid to have her son placed in a conservatorship controlled by her.
She had petitioned LA Superior Court to appoint her as Elijah’s temporary conservator, arguing that his drug addiction, plus mental and physical health issues, made him unable to manage the $120,000 a year he gets from a trust fund set up for him by his late father.
Cher said she feared he would spend his $10,000 a month payouts on drugs, putting his life in jeopardy.
Judge Jessica Uzcategui refused to appoint Cher as conservator, saying that the star’s attorneys had not given Allman enough notice of the court action and refused to share confidential information with him about his case.