Cher’s son fights back in conservatorship battle

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Cher’s son, Elijah Blue Allman, is reportedly fighting back in his conservatorship battle with his mother.According to a new report by People Magazine – which has obtained court documents related to the case – Allman filed an objection to Cher’s request for a temporary conservatorship last Tuesday (April 9).The son of Cher and her second husband Gregg Allman stated in his objection that feels he is not only not in need of a conservatorship, but also believes his mother would be “unfit to serve”.

The push for the legal action from Cher comes following Allman’s previous battle with addiction and claims that he may be mentally unwell.“My mother’s petition raises dual concerns that I suffer from some mental illness and that I live hand-to-mouth using my trust distributions to buy drugs and place myself in mortal danger,” Allman said in the filing (via The Independent).“As I have mentioned in previous pleadings, I have struggled with addiction, but I am not mentally ill.”He continued, adding that he would rather solve his own problems, and claiming that he has already begun to do so by retaining counsel and an accounting firm to help him manage his finances.The update on the case comes after reports emerged in January, when it was confirmed that Cher had been denied a temporary conservatorship over her son for the second time by the Los Angeles Superior Court.The hearing for the previous request for an “emergency conservatorship” took place on January 29, and followed on from a hearing from January 5, in which the judge delayed her ruling as Allman’s attorneys did not have enough time to prepare their caseDuring the proceedings, according to Associated Press, Cher’s lawyers argued that Allman had been getting support from.