![Because of drug addiction? Cher wants guardianship for her son](https://content3.promiflash.de/article-images/video_480/cher-posiert-cool.jpg)
Does Cher (77) just want to help her son? The singer’s relationship with her son Elijah (47) seems a bit tense at the moment. In October she is said to have deliberately hired men to pick him up and take him to a rehabilitation clinic. Apparently the musician suffers from a drug problem. However, his famous mother constantly emphasizes that she only wants to protect her offspring. Supposedly wants Cher now even take over guardianship of Elijah.
Radar Online has court documents showing that Cher is currently taking legal action to obtain guardianship of Elijah. She is said to have filed an application with the Los Angeles Superior Court. In it, the pop star explains: “Elijah is fundamentally unable to manage his financial resources himself because he suffers from severe mental health problems and substance abuse.” Above all, she fears that the 47-year-old will squander the money from his father’s trust fund on drugs, so that in the end there will be nothing left to live on. Cher I love Elijah myself and have asked him several times to seek help.
The singer’s marriage should Cher be another thorn in the side. Elijah is reportedly trying to save his relationship with his estranged wife Marieangela King, even though there is already talk of divorce. Marieangela has already emphasized in court that the constant interference Chers the marriage is heavily strained and a reason for the separation. According to court documents obtained by People, the 77-year-old is very controlling of her son.
![Cher (r.) and her son Elijah in March 2001](https://content3.promiflash.de/article-images/video_480/cher-r-mit-ihrem-sohn-elijah.jpg)
![Cher at the CFDA Awards in New York in November 2022](https://content2.promiflash.de/article-images/video_480/cher-posiert-3.jpg)
![Cher and her son Elijah](https://content1.promiflash.de/article-images/video_480/cher-und-ihr-sohn-elijah.jpg)