Cher has filed for a conservatorship over her son Elijah Blue Allman’s finances, court documents obtained independently by Variety reveal.
Cher’s petition to become her 47-year-old temporary conservator is due to Allman being “currently unable to manage his assets due to severe mental health and substance abuse issues,” according to the filings.
If the judge grants the conservatorship, Cher will receive distributions owed to Allman from the trust fund set up for him by his late father, Gregg Allman, for his benefit. “Elijah is entitled to regular distributions from the Trust, but given his ongoing mental health and substance abuse issues, Petitioner [Cher] is concerned that any funds distributed to Elijah will be immediately spent on drugs, leaving Elijah with no assets to provide for himself and putting Elijah’s life at risk,” the file reads.
It continues, “[Cher] loves Elijah immensely and has always acted with his best interests in mind.” This news follows reports earlier this year that Cher had hired four men to kidnap her son to keep him from reconciling with his wife, Marie Angela King.
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