After nine months of seeking conservatorship for her son,47-year-old Elijah Blue Allman, iconic singer Cher, 78, agreed to drop her petition on September 13 in Los Angeles Superior Court.

In a statement to People magazine, the attorneys for Elijah Blue Allman, who is the son of Cher and the late Greg Allman, said that mediation was successful, resulting in a positive outcome for their client and his mother, Cher.

"The team successfully defended Elijah, resulting in Cher voluntarily dismissing her petition,” noted Avi Levy and Steven Brumer of the Cage and Miles law firm in a statement shared with PEOPLE. “This outcome allows the parties to focus on healing and rebuilding their family bond, a process that began during mediation and continues today."

However, Rolling Stone magazine reports that Cher’s attorney Gabrielle Vidal said that Cher wished to dismiss her petition without prejudice, meaning she still reserves the right to file again, if ever the need arises.

The world-renowned performer had filed for conservatorship in December 2023, when she submitted her request to the Court. In her court documents, shared by People magazine, Cher alleged her son Elijah Blue Allman was "currently unable to manage his assets due to severe mental health and substance abuse issues." She also claimed that her son was "substantially unable to manage his financial resources,” and that

"Any funds distributed to Elijah will be immediately spent on drugs, leaving Elijah with no assets to provide for himself and putting Elijah’s life at risk."

At the time of Cher’s filing for conservatorship of her son, she said that her son’s wife, Marieangela King, should not be his conservator, alleging that "their tumultuous relationship has been marked by a cycle of drug addiction and mental health crises."

Mr. Allman receives assets from a trust, and Cher’s court filing to be his conservator argued that conservatorship was "urgently needed ... to protect Elijah’s property from loss or injury…"

Upon filing the legal documents in December 2023, Cher requested the court in an ‘ex parte motion’ on January 5, 2024, to give her immediate temporary conservatorship. An ex parte motion or ex parte hearing takes place without notice to or participation by the opposing party and is sometimes granted in emergencies when there is no time to include the other party.

In filing the motion, Cher’s attorney had argued that it was “a life and death decision.” The request, however, was denied. The judge ruled that Cher’s son’s attorneys were not offered enough time, about three weeks, to completely review the court documents.

In a moving public interview in People magazine, the global celebrity said that she is not rare as a mother wanting to protect her son from dangerous drugs.

“I’m not suffering from any problem that millions of people in the United States aren’t,” Cher said at the time. “I’m a mother. This is my job — one way or another, to try to help my children. You do anything for your children. Whenever you can help them, you just do it because that’s what being a mother is. But it’s joy, even with heartache — mostly, when you think of your children, you just smile and you love them, and you try to be there for them.”

In court documents, now that the conservatorship request by Cher has been voluntarily withdrawn, Mr. Allman said he has been receiving professional treatment and also attending AA meetings.

"Given that I no longer have an active dissolution case, I believe that my wife would have priority to be appointed conservator, if necessary, but I do not need that either," Allman said. "Under no circumstances am I comfortable having my mom as my conservator even if that was necessary."