{"id":617375,"date":"2026-04-20T21:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/617375\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T21:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:41:15","slug":"cher-files-for-conservatorship-over-son-elijah-blue-allman-after-arrests-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/617375\/","title":{"rendered":"Cher files for conservatorship over son Elijah Blue Allman after arrests – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cher<\/a> is seeking a conservatorship over her adult son, Elijah Blue Allman<\/a>, following his back-to-back arrests<\/a> in New Hampshire earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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In court documents filed on April 17 and obtained by Rolling Stone<\/a>, People<\/a> and USA Today<\/a>, Cher, 79, has requested a temporary conservatorship for her son\u2019s estate.<\/p>\n

A conservatorship, known in some states as a guardianship, is an involuntary status usually reserved for elderly or very ill people who are suffering from dementia or are otherwise incapacitated and unable to make decisions for themselves.<\/p>\n

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Cher nominated private fiduciary Jason Rubin to be Allman\u2019s conservator. She is asking the court to allow Rubin to oversee her son\u2019s finances, including receiving distributions from Allman\u2019s trust fund, managing a conservatorship account for his money and paying expenses on Allman\u2019s behalf, the outlet reports.<\/p>\n

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\u201cElijah has no concept of money and is unable to manage his financial resources and is unable to withstand fraud or undue influence,\u201d Cher\u2019s lawyer, Justin B. Gold, wrote in the filing. \u201cRegarding his financial affairs alone, Elijah spends any money he gets immediately and almost exclusively on drugs, expensive hotels and limousine transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The filing also noted that Allman, 49, is currently \u201cin custody in the State of New Hampshire in a locked psychiatric hospital, in an attempt to restore him to competency to face criminal charges across two New Hampshire counties for: felony burglary, criminal mischief, simple assault, criminal trespass, and breach of bail.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSince the proposed conservatee is currently in custody in a psychiatric hospital in New Hampshire, this application does not seek a conservatorship of the person. However, the facts underlying this petition are not only relevant to establish the proposed conservatee\u2019s total inability to manage his finances, but the facts also establish that he is gravely disabled,\u201d the request states, according to Rolling Stone.<\/p>\n

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The documents say Allman is still receiving US$120,000 a month via a trust that his father, Gregg Allman<\/a>\u00a0of the Allman Brothers Band, set up prior to his death.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tCher and Gregg Allman at the Georgetown Inn on Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tRon Galella\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

The monthly payment is then \u201cimmediately squandered without regard for his liabilities or well-being,\u201d the filing says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere is a clear pattern in Elijah\u2019s behavior,\u201d Cher alleges in the legal documents. \u201cAfter 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 to buy drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allman\u2019s sister, Devon Allman, also submitted a declaration in support of the conservatorship request, Rolling Stone reports.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is my opinion that he is currently a danger to himself and unable to manage his life, and any funds that would become available to him,\u201d she wrote. \u201cMy 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

A hearing is scheduled for April 24, according to the filing.<\/p>\n

Allman was arrested for\u00a0the second time<\/a> in three days on March 1 following a break-in at a New Hampshire home<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Police said that they received a 911 call from a woman who said someone had broken into her home and she was hiding in a closet,\u00a0CBS News reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

An officer said they found fresh footprints in the snow leading to the back door. They noted that the door had been shattered and broken glass was spread on the ground and inside the home.<\/p>\n

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When the officer walked inside, they said they found Allman \u201cseated on the living room couch smoking a cigarette.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allman reportedly claimed he had permission from the homeowner to break the door and come inside the house. Police spoke with the woman and her husband, who both said they did not permit Allman to enter the home.<\/p>\n

The woman told police that nothing in their home appeared to be missing and said a pack of cigarettes and a lighter on their table did not belong to them. A police officer reportedly noticed a fresh cigarette burn on a rug in the living room.<\/p>\n

Allman was arrested and charged with burglary, two counts of criminal mischief and breach of bail from his previous arrest.<\/p>\n

He was arrested a few days prior for \u201cacting belligerently\u201d<\/a>\u00a0at a New Hampshire private high school,\u00a0police said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Concord police responded to reports that Allman, who reportedly had no association with the school, was disturbing people in the dining hall of St. Paul\u2019s School around 7 p.m. local time on Feb. 27.<\/p>\n

Allman was charged with four misdemeanours and one violation: two counts of simple assault and one count each of criminal trespass and criminal threatening. Allman was also charged with a violation of disorderly conduct, which is illegal in the state but not considered a crime.<\/p>\n

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This is the second time Cher has filed for a conservatorship over her son.<\/p>\n

In December 2023, Cher filed over claims that his life was \u201cat risk\u201d due to \u201csevere mental health and substance abuse issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tElijah Blue Allman and Cher during the 2002 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

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The court documents, which were submitted to the Los Angeles Superior Court in December 2023,\u00a0said the conservatorship was \u201curgently needed\u201d<\/a>\u00a0for Allman. Through her lawyers, Cher argued that her son\u00a0could not manage his financial resources<\/a>\u00a0or protect his property from loss or injury.<\/p>\n

The documents for the proposed conservatorship said Allman was entitled to regular distributions from a trust established by his late father. However, Cher was \u201cconcerned\u201d that her son would spend the money on drugs, \u201cleaving Elijah with no assets to provide for himself, and putting Elijah\u2019s life at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

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By September 2024, Cher had withdrawn her original bid as the two had \u201creached a private agreement\u201d after a nine-month legal battle, People reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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