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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A judge Friday delayed any decision until later this month on whether Cher should be granted a conservatorship over her drug- troubled son, saying she wanted to give Cher's offspring's attorneys more time to present their side of the issues.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jessica A. Uzcategui rescheduled the probate proceedings regarding the proposed conservatee, Elijah Blue Allman, for Jan. 29. Responding to the judge's concerns about whether Cher's attorneys were sharing their discovery with Allman's lawyers, the singer/actress' lawyers told the judge they worried that doing so could jeopardize the confidentiality of the documents. They said they had instead presented the information to Allman's separate court-appointed lawyer.
Cher, 77, states in her court papers that she should be appointed as conservator of her her 47-year-old son because he is "substantially unable to manage his financial resources."
The entertainer who won a best actress Oscar in 1988 for "Moonstruck" also maintains that her son's estranged wife, Marieangela King, is not an appropriate potential conservator because the couple's relationship has been beset by ``drug addiction and mental health crises."
Allman opposes the establishment of a conservatorship, maintaining in court papers that he has been sober for three months, attends substance abuse recovery sessions and would agree to take drug testing.
Allman attended Friday's hearing, but his mother was not present.