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\n\tElijah Blue Allman<\/a>, Cher<\/a>\u2019s son with the late Allman Brothers singer-songwriter Gregg Allman<\/a>, is pushing back on his mom\u2019s claims he\u2019s \u201cgravely disabled\u201d and can\u2019t be trusted with money amid alleged substance abuse and mental health issues.<\/p>\n The 49-year-old guitarist for the rock band Deadsy plans to oppose Cher\u2019s renewed bid for a conservatorship over his finances, his lawyers tell Rolling Stone<\/em>. Cher filed her revived petition<\/a> for conservatorship over Allman\u2019s finances last week, with a judge set to consider the matter at a Friday morning hearing.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cElijah is disappointed, but not surprised, by this latest attempt to gain control over his finances,\u201d his lawyer Avi Levy says. \u201cWe have spoken with Elijah several times this week, and he remains in good spirits despite the circumstances. Elijah does oppose the latest petition.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tLevy said his co-counsel, Steven Brumer, would appear at the Friday hearing in Los Angeles on Allman\u2019s behalf. The lawyers, with Cage and Miles LLP, notified the court on Thursday that they were re-entering the case after representing Allman during Cher\u2019s prior conservatorship bid, which drew early skepticism<\/a> from a judge and ended in a private settlement<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n \n\tIn her follow-up request for court supervision over Allman\u2019s trust payments, Cher called his situation dire after two back-to-back arrests in New Hampshire landed him in what Cher described as a locked psychiatric facility.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cElijah\u2019s situation has become dire on multiple fronts. His mental health has severely deteriorated, his financial situation is terrible, and his drug dependency is at its worst,\u201d her new petition filed April 15 in probate court and obtained by Rolling Stone<\/em> alleges.<\/p>\n \n\tWhen Cher first sought conservatorship control<\/a>\u00a0in December 2023, Allman appeared in court to oppose the effort, saying he had stopped using drugs and would hire a business manager. Cher now claims he did not follow through.<\/p>\n \n\tSince 2024, she claims, Allman has been \u201cliving wildly beyond his means,\u201d bouncing between \u201cexpensive hotels he cannot afford\u201d and short-term rental homes, allegedly causing more than $50,000 in damage to one Airbnb, and purportedly racking up an $18,000 bill with a drug dealer. He also has an unpaid tax bill topping $200,000, Cher claims, and is facing a raft of criminal charges.<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to a bail order obtained by Rolling Stone<\/em>, Allman was arrested on Feb. 27 at St. Paul\u2019s School in Concord, New Hampshire, on suspicion of trespassing, criminal threats, and simple assault. Local outlet WMUR 9 News <\/a>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 on a burglary rap in Windham, New Hampshire, after a woman called police saying someone had broken into her home, and she was \u201chiding in a closet,\u201d according to a police affidavit obtained by Rolling Stone<\/em>. Officers arrived to find a shattered glass door and Allman \u201cseated on the living room couch smoking a cigarette,\u201d the report says.<\/p>\n