Cher’s Son Elijah Blue Allman Argues There Is ‘No Need for a Conservatorship’ in New Filing: ‘I Am Not Mentally Ill’

“The only person who can save me from my demons is me — and I’m doing just that,” Allman wrote in the filing obtained by PEOPLE

Cher‘s son Elijah Blue Allman is stating his case amid an ongoing conservatorship battle.

In an objection filed on Thursday, April 4 and obtained by PEOPLE Tuesday, April 9, Allman objects to Cher’s request for a temporary conservator and outlines the reasons why he finds it unnecessary.

In the filing, Allman, 47, claims he does not need the court’s protection, and even if he did he believes “a conservatorship of my estate is not the least restrictive alternative needed to establish that protection,” Cher is not entitled to priority as he is married to Marieangela “Queeny” King, and he believes that Cher is “unfit to serve.”

“I understand that a conservatorship is appropriate for a person who is substantially unable to manage his own financial resources or resist fraud or undue influence,” he says, adding that he’s “selected and retained preferred counsel for this matter” and retained an accounting firm to help manage his finances.