Cher‘s son, Elijah Blue Allman‘s request to end his divorce from his wife, Marieangela King, has been denied amid his conservatorship battle with his mother.
Elijah filed for his divorce to be dismissed shortly after his mother made legal moves to gain temporary control of his estate. The couple have since reconciled and seem to be trying to fix their broken marriage.
Elijah Allman’s Request For An End To His Divorce Denied
Cher’s son Elijah and his wife, Marieangela King, might be on the path to reconciliation. However, the court does not see that yet, as a legal document obtained by The Blast reveals that Elijah’s plea to end his divorce from King was denied.
The reason seems to be based on a legal technicality as a temporary support order is in place, and the judge is denying the request due to the temporary order.
Elijah filed for divorce from his wife in 2021. Since then, he had been mandated to pay King monthly spousal support, which she claimed he owed her $40,000, according to a declaration made in October 2022.
King also previously accused her mother-in-law of hiring four men to kidnap her husband Elijah when the duo were attempting to work on their marriage.
But since Cher filed for conservatorship of her son’s estate, Elijah quickly decided to dismiss his divorce from King. Although the request has been denied, the couple has reconciled and seems to be putting on a united front against Cher’s attempts to gain control of her son’s finances.
Cher Claims Elijah Would ‘Immediately’ Spend His Money On Drugs
Last December, the “Believe” singer filed for conservatorship of her son, claiming that Elijah had “mental” and “physical” health issues and that he would spend his money on drugs if allowed to have access and control of his finances.
The legal document, obtained by The Blast, read “[Cher] has been unable to discuss Elijah’s preferences concerning the appointment of a temporary conservator because given Elijah’s current mental and physical health issues, discussed in detail in the concurrently filed Confidential Supplemental Information, he is unable to form or express a preference concerning the appointment of a conservator for his estate.”
The singer claimed in her lawsuit that she was worried Elijah would spend his money on drugs due to his alleged ongoing mental health and substance abuse issues.
The document read, “[Cher] is concerned that any funds distributed to Elijah will immediately be spent on drugs, leaving Elijah with no assets to provide for himself and putting Elijah’s life at risk.”
Cher’s Request For Immediate Conservatorship Of Son Was Denied
On Friday, January 5, a judge denied Cher’s request for immediate conservatorship of Elijah.
The Los Angeles Superior Court judge, Jessica A. Uzcategui, reportedly found that Cher’s attorneys had not provided Elijah and his lawyers with the required paperwork to afford them enough time to present their case. The judge has now set a new hearing date of January 29.
The ruling came after Elijah filed an opposition to his mother’s Ex parte, stating that he was not properly served papers, which would have given him and his legal counsel enough time to prepare for the January 5 hearing of his conservatorship.
In his filing, obtained by The Blast, the 47-year-old stated that although he received an e-mail about a petition, he disregarded it as he was unsure of the sender’s address. Elijah also noted that even if he had accepted the e-mail service, the time it was sent was already too close to the court hearing date.
In a second court filing, he noted that he has been “clean and sober from illicit substances for over 90 days now and [is] fully capable of and committed to managing the money [he] receives quarterly from the trust left by [his] late father.”
Elijah also stated: “While I understand that my mother, the proposed conservator, believes she is looking out for my best interests, and I appreciate her love and support, I do not need her unsolicited help or support at this time.”