Cher will no longer have custody of her son Elijah Allman, 47, after a Los Angeles judge ruled rejected the singer's request to be the legal guardian of the musician and to be the only one capable of managing his financial resources.
At the end of December 2023, the 77-year-old singer asked the court for temporary care of her son and his assets because he was “unable to manage his own resources.”However, this request was rejected because the “Believe” interpreter's lawyers did not pass on confidential information necessary to prepare the case to Elijah's representatives, the Chron newspaper revealed.
Cher is seeking guardianship of one of her children due to her addiction and mental health crisis
According to the media, Cher's team communicated with Allman's team 24 hours before the hearing and denied them access to key details. Despite this, The judge has scheduled a second hearing for next January 29 and asked Cher to provide full information to her son's lawyers. a week before the court visit.
For his part, Elijah completely refused to submit to this legal entity, ensuring that there was no compelling reason for him to fight his addiction and committing to managing his money responsibly.
“A guardianship of the estate is not required and there is no reason to appoint a guardian. I have been clean and sober for over 90 days and am fully capable and committed to managing the money I receive from the trust fund left to me by my late father.“he wrote in an affidavit.
It is not the first time that the actress has made headlines because of her son's addiction problems. In October 2023, she spoke about her son's situation after her ex-daughter-in-law Marieangela King accused her of planning the musician's kidnapping.
At the time, Cher denied any allegations against her to the New York Post without giving details, but made it clear that as a mother she would be willing to do anything for her children's well-being: “I did that, don't do it, and If I did, I wouldn’t say I did it.”