Cher and son Elijah Blue Allman agree to temporarily suspend conservatorship in private mediation

Cher and her son Elijah Blue Allman have reached a tentative agreement as part of their ongoing conservatorship dispute.

On May 7, the legendary singer and Allman participated in a private mediation session in which both parties agreed to “suspend all litigation and related activities, including all discovery and motion practices, in order to allow the parties to continue their cooperation on a private and confidential basis.” “To facilitate resolution of this matter,” according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

The decision came months after Cher’s request for guardianship of her son was rejected by a Los Angeles judge.

At the time, the 77-year-old “Believe” singer had filed an emergency motion to place Allman under temporary emergency guardianship, claiming, “She feared her son would no longer be alive within a year.”

Citing his treatment for schizoaffective disorder, Cher’s lawyers revealed that over the past year he has been housed in several 5150 detention centers – a California code that allows the involuntary detention of a person with a mental illness for a 72-hour psychiatric hospitalization.

They said: “Cher was told by doctors that if she didn’t take this step like his mother, he would end up on the streets again.”

Ultimately, the judge ruled against the proposal because Allman demonstrated he “has control of his finances” and “has an apartment” and because “he has remained drug-free” after undergoing “multiple drug tests.”

The judge also said there was not “sufficient evidence” to approve the temporary conservatorship, as many of her arguments were based on “fears” and hypotheticals.

“That alone is not a basis for the court to appoint an estate administrator. “To date, I have not seen any evidence to support the granting of a temporary emergency conservatorship,” the judge ruled.

Last month, Allman filed an appeal, explaining the reasons why he believed a conservatorship was unnecessary. He also said that Cher was not entitled to priority if he needed one because he was married to Marieangela “Queeny” King, and he believed Cher was “unfit for duty.”

“I recognize that a conservatorship is appropriate for a person who has a practical inability to manage his or her own financial resources or to resist fraud or undue influence,” he said, adding that he is “the preferred attorney for “selected and retained this matter” and hired an accounting firm to help manage its finances.

“I am and have been able to manage my own financial resources and resist fraud and undue influence. I don’t need a conservatorship,” he continued.

Allman also addressed Cher’s concerns about his mental health in the filing, arguing that while he struggles with addiction, he is “not mentally ill.”

The hearing, scheduled for June 11th, has now been postponed until September 13th so that Cher and Allman can continue to mediate the matters at hand.