FILE – Cher presents at the best of the documentary “Sidney,” Sept. 21, 2022, in Los Angeles. Cher has actually submitted a petition to end up being a short-term conservator managing her child’s cash, stating his battles with psychological health and drug abuse have actually left him not able to handle his possessions and possibly put his life in risk. The Oscar and Grammy winning vocalist and star on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, submitted the petition in Los Angeles Superior Court that would offer her short-term control of the financial resources of Elijah Blue Allman, her 47-year-old child with artist Gregg Allman. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
ByANDREW DALTON
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LOS ANGELES (AP)– Cher has actually submitted a petition to end up being a short-term conservator managing her child’s cash, stating the 47-year-old’s battles with psychological health problems and dependency have actually left him not able to handle his properties and possibly put his life in risk.
The Oscar and Grammy winning vocalist and star on Wednesday submitted the petition in Los Angeles Superior Court that would offer her short-lived control of the financial resources of Elijah Blue Allman, her kid with artist Gregg Allman.
Cher’s petition states that Elijah Allman is entitled to routine payments from a trust fund. “provided his continuous psychological health and compound abuse problems,” she is “worried that any funds dispersed to Elijah will be instantly invested on drugs, leaving Elijah with no possessions to supply for himself and putting Elijah’s life at threat,” the petition states.
Reached through his lawyer, Elijah Allman stated in a call with The Associated Press, “I am well, and able, and of sound mind and body.”
He decreased to state whether he prepared to oppose the petition, or offer any additional remark.
A court-ordered conservatorship is “urgently required,” Cher’s filing states. A judge set up a January hearing on the problem.
The filing clearly looks for to keep control of Elijah Allman’s financial resources from his better half, Marieangela King, from whom he applied for divorce in 2021.
The 2 stay lawfully wed. A filing from King in October states the couple had actually accepted stop briefly the divorce procedures and deal with their marital relationship, however she had actually not seen him face to face in 6 months.
Cher’s petition states the couple’s “turbulent relationship has actually been marked by a cycle of drug dependency and psychological health crises” which she thinks King “is not helpful of Elijah’s healing.”
E-mails looking for remark from a lawyer for King and agents for Cher were not right away returned.
Cher has 2 children, one from each of her marital relationships– 54-year-old Chaz Bono with the late Sonny Bono, and Elijah Allman, who is the previous vocalist and guitar player of the band Deadsy and is understood expertly as P. Exeter Blue.
Conservatorships, understood in some states as guardianships, permit courts to provide loved ones or others manage over an individual’s cash and, sometimes, their life choices after they are considered not qualified to make such choices on their own.
The concern ended up being extensively understood when what started as a short-term conservatorship over Britney Spears ended up being a years-long legal legend and battle with her dad.