Cher has accused daughter-in-law Marieangela King of “inserting herself” into the continued authorized battle for the conservatorship of son Elijah Allman for monetary acquire.
In response to courtroom paperwork obtained by Us on Tuesday, September 1, the legendary singer’s authorized staff filed a response to King’s current authorized request for the courtroom to nominate her in command of Elijah’s conservatorship.
“The household stay adamantly against Mrs. King-Allman serving given her estrangement from Elijah as evidenced by the beforehand pending divorce, her refusal and failure to help Elijah and [family friend] Kayti Pease whereas he was struggling earlier than he was arrested in New Hampshire, and/or as a result of the household believes that she is inserting herself again into the image on a quest for cash and/or a little bit of fame,” the submitting learn. “Moreover, [Cher] is knowledgeable and believes that Elijah himself, whereas incarcerated within the [New Hampshire State Hospital], has denied Mrs. King-Allman from visiting him 3 times already.”
Cher, 80, has allegedly been “knowledgeable and believes that there isn’t a longer a dispute in New Hampshire as as to whether Elijah wants a guardianship,” per the docs. As an alternative the dispute is targeted on who will tackle the position of guardian for Elijah.
Marieangela King is opening up about her resolution to stay married to husband Elijah Blue Allman after beforehand submitting for divorce a second time — noting his ongoing conservatorship battle has performed a job in her divorce dismissal. “Elijah and I’ve skilled challenges inside our marriage, a lot of which had been associated to his struggles […]
The Grammy winner additionally claimed that King, 39, is “unfit to serve” as Allman’s conservator. Cher argued that King “was within the strategy of divorcing” Elijah, 50, “for a lot of months” earlier than the conservatorship course of was initiated. She alleged that King “by no means lifted a finger to assist” with offering look after Elijah.
“Now {that a} conservatorship is pending, Mrs. King-Allman clearly sees a monetary alternative to manage his earnings, and he or she has tried to grab the chance created by his incarceration to attempt to reinsert herself again into his life,” the docs learn. “[Cher] is knowledgeable and believes that Mr. Allman has refused to satisfy with Mrs. King-Allman all 3 times she tried whereas in New Hampshire. Whether or not Mr. Allman in the end chooses to be in a relationship with Mrs. King-Allman is a selection he’ll hopefully be capable of make independently, however given her habits and indifference to his well being and residing state of affairs over the prior yr, she, by no means, ought to ever be thought of as a viable candidate to function a court-appointed fiduciary.”
Us has reached out to King’s authorized illustration for touch upon Cher’s current submitting.
Earlier this month, King filed paperwork to be appointed as Elijah’s conservatorship.
Cher filed a second conservatorship petition for her son Elijah Blue Allman in April 2026 following a sequence of arrests and escalating authorized troubles. Information broke on April 17, 2026, that Cher filed for guardianship in Los Angeles Superior Court docket earlier that week. The singer requested that fiduciary Jason Rubin take cost of her son’s […]
King beforehand claimed in courtroom docs obtained by Us that Cher has been estranged from her son for years and her involvement with Elijah’s affairs is towards his needs.
Cher first filed for a conservatorship of Elijah’s property in 2023 because of her son’s psychological well being and substance abuse struggles.
The primary petition was denied in January 2024 after a choose discovered that Elijah “has managed his funds,” “has an residence” and “has remained drug-free” after submitting “a number of drug checks.”
Cher refiled the request for a second time earlier this yr. Nonetheless, the petition was dismissed with out prejudice in April. Nonetheless, Cher was allowed to file once more at a later date.
