Why Cher Is Seeking a Conservatorship for Son Elijah Blue — What It Means and What’s at Stake

Cher is back in court over her son Elijah Blue Allman. It ’s her second try at a conservatorship, coming after a messy few months of arrests and a competency fight in New Hampshire. The judge just swatted down her emergency ask, but the bigger question — whether someone else should control Elijah’s money — is still the story.

What Cher filed, and why now

On April 17, 2026, word got out that Cher had filed for guardianship in Los Angeles Superior Court earlier that week. She’s asking the court to put professional fiduciary Jason Rubin in charge of Elijah’s finances — not Cher herself — which is what’s known in California as a conservatorship of the estate. Elijah is Cher’s son with the late Gregg Allman. She also shares son Chaz with the late Sonny Bono.

This is round two. Cher first tried for a conservatorship in 2023. The court denied it, and now she says Elijah’s situation has 'significantly deteriorated' since then.

The legal bar is high (and very specific)

California does not make it easy to take control of an adult’s money, even when that adult is your kid. Family law attorney Rachael Bennett (not involved in the case) explains the court is looking for clear, convincing proof that Elijah either can’t meet basic personal needs — think food, housing, medical care — or flat-out can’t manage his finances. And even if you prove that, the judge still has to decide there’s no less-restrictive option, like a trust, a power of attorney, or a support system that doesn’t strip away as many rights.

That’s a very lawyer-y nuance, but it matters. In 2023, the court basically said Cher was getting ahead of herself: Elijah showed he was sober, in treatment, and handling his own money at the time. The court wasn’t going to act on fears about what might happen down the road.

What changed between then and now

In her new filing, Cher says Elijah is currently in a psychiatric hospital in New Hampshire for competency restoration so he can stand trial. Earlier this year, he was arrested twice in the state on unrelated incidents.

• February 2026 (Concord, NH): Police say an unwelcome individual caused a disturbance at a prep school and acted belligerently. Elijah was arrested and charged with two counts of assault, plus criminal trespass, criminal threatening, and disorderly conduct. He waived arraignment, and a trial is set for June 16, 2026.
• March 2026 (Windham, NH): He was accused of breaking into a home and charged with burglary, two counts of criminal mischief, and breach of bail.
• April 2026 (Los Angeles): Cher filed her second petition and asked that fiduciary Jason Rubin manage Elijah’s finances. In the filing, she argues Elijah spends money immediately and almost exclusively on drugs, expensive hotels, and limousine transportation — and that the recent arrests are part of a larger pattern showing he can’t handle his own affairs.
• April 24, 2026: A judge denied Cher’s emergency request, saying there wasn’t enough urgency to justify granting it on the spot.

What a conservatorship of the estate would actually do

If granted, this would not be Cher taking over Elijah’s entire life. It’s targeted to finances. A court-appointed fiduciary (Rubin, if the judge agrees) would control Elijah’s money, pay bills, and set up something like a supervised allowance. Elijah wouldn’t be able to freely access or manage his accounts without oversight. It’s intrusive, but far narrower than a full conservatorship of the person.

'Not sufficient urgency.'

That’s the judge’s bottom line on April 24, according to People, which is why the emergency ask was denied. It doesn’t automatically kill the broader conservatorship bid, but it does signal the court isn’t rushing to take Elijah’s finances out of his hands.

Where this leaves everyone

For Cher to win this time, she has to show the court that Elijah can’t meet basic needs or manage his money — and that there’s no softer fix than a conservatorship. The recent charges and the competency hospitalization are the new facts she’s pointing to. Elijah’s legal cases in New Hampshire roll on, with that June 16 trial date looming.

Us Weekly says they’ve asked Cher’s team for comment. No word back yet.