The wife of Cher’s son Elijah Blue Allman is fighting the superstar’s bid to place him under a court-ordered conservatorship, arguing that if anyone should oversee his finances while he’s in a locked psychiatric facility facing criminal charges, it should be her. In a new filing obtained by Rolling Stone, Allman’s wife, Marieangela King Allman, argues that the only son of Cher and the late Allman Brothers singer Gregg Allman is in no immediate danger while confined in New Hampshire. King Allman says she dismissed divorce proceedings earlier this year at her husband’s urging and therefore should be given priority if a judge determines he needs help managing his affairs.
She is asking a California judge to reject Cher’s pending petition to place a professional fiduciary in charge of Allman’s finances. She says Allman “vehemently opposed” Cher’s prior effort to be named his conservator amid concerns his life was at risk due to “severe mental health and substance abuse issues.” “I am extremely concerned that appointment of a conservator hand-selected by petitioner is equally not in Elijah’s best interests and will be viewed by Elijah as further punishment and an effort to interfere with his autonomy, rather than an attempt to help him,” she says in the filing. According to a bail order obtained by Rolling Stone, Allman was arrested on Feb. 27 at St.
Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire, on suspicion of trespassing, criminal threats, and simple assault. Local outlet WMUR 9 News reported that Allman allegedly slipped onto campus, claiming he was a prospective parent, turned belligerent, and poked a student with his cane. Allman was booked and released, then arrested again two days later for alleged burglary in Windham, New Hampshire, after a woman called police saying she was “hiding in a closet” because someone had broken into her home, according to a police affidavit obtained by Rolling Stone.
Officers arrived to find a shattered glass door and Allman “seated on the living room couch smoking a cigarette,” the police report said. In her new filing, King Allman says that while Cher’s conservatorship petition has been pending, Allman’s brothers Devon Allman and Chaz Bono sought appointment as Allman’s guardians at a New Hampshire proceeding, “again without my knowledge or any notice to me.” She says she only learned of the proceeding after the New Hampshire court issued an order granting their appointment subject to the posting of a bond. King Allman says she flew to New Hampshire and was told the court’s failure to serve her with the guardianship petition in advance was an “error.” She is now fighting the guardianship as well.
King Allman argues that her status as Allman’s wife gives her “statutory preference” over other members of his family. She says their finances are “substantially intertwined” and that “Elijah’s financial and health issues directly affect me.” She also claims lawyers have advised her that she could be jointly responsible for Allman’s outstanding tax bill. Related Content Suge Knight Gang Associate Dodges Questions at Tupac Trial: ‘Not Gonna Send Him to Prison’ C+C Music Factory Founder Sues Freedom Williams in $30 Million Trademark Lawsuit A Timeline of Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel’s Never-Ending Feud Wait, a Network Is Actually Suing the Trump Administration for Once?
With the professional trustee of the Allman estate, Elijah’s CPA and manager, and myself, I am certain we will do what is right by Elijah to stabilize the expenditures and address the outstanding financial issues,” she says in her new filing. The next hearing on Cher’s petition to obtain a conservatorship is set for Sept. 1. Cher’s lawyer, Justin Gold, did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment on Wednesday.
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