Cher's ongoing effort to secure a California conservatorship over her son Elijah Blue Allman's finances hit a procedural pause on Tuesday, with a Los Angeles judge continuing the matter to December 1 after Allman failed to appear in court, either in person or remotely. Uzcategui noted that Allman had previously told the court he wished to represent himself, but that she'd explained that wasn't permissible and that he needed legal representation. She had ordered attorney Steven Brumer to appear on Allman's behalf, warning that the court would reappoint counsel if he failed to show.

The new December 1 hearing date coincidentally falls on Allman's wedding anniversary with his on-again, off-again wife, Marieangela King, who was present in the courtroom Tuesday to support him. The hearing came just days after Cher formally asked the California court to pause the proceedings for roughly 120 days while a separate guardianship case unfolds in New Hampshire.

In an August 28 supplemental filing obtained by Page Six, Cher revealed that New Hampshire State Hospital initiated guardianship proceedings covering both Allman's person and estate back on July 7, and that she is seeking to have his half-brothers, Chaz Bono and Devon Allman, appointed as his guardians there. According to the filing, there is no longer any dispute in New Hampshire over whether Elijah needs a guardianship; the remaining question is who should serve in that role.

Cher, 80, first sought conservatorship over Allman's estate in 2023, arguing it was necessary to protect the roughly $120,000 he receives annually from a trust established by his late father, Gregg Allman. King filed a formal objection to Cher's petition in July, arguing a California conservatorship is unnecessary given that Allman has remained in New Hampshire receiving treatment under court supervision.