Sia has accused her estranged husband of “weaponising” her dependancy battle of their custody battle.
Sia’s estranged husband is in search of custody of their son
The Chandelier singer filed for divorce from Daniel Bernad in March after two years of marriage and although they agreed on the time she would have full custody of their 19-month-old son Somersault Surprise, who is called Summi, the previous radiation oncologist took motion on Tuesday (28.10.25) to request sole authorized and bodily custody of the little boy.
In paperwork obtained by Individuals journal, Daniel – who has additionally requested $77, 245 a month in baby help – branded the 49-year-old star a “critical and rapid hazard” to Summi and an “unfit and unreliable mother or father battling substance abuse and dependancy”.
He claimed Sia had secretly been hospitalised for 2 weeks final month and had examined optimistic for barbiturates and benzodiazepines.
He wrote in his declaration: “Sia’s conduct is reckless, harmful and demonstrates Sia’s utter disregard for Summi’s security and well-being.”
In her personal declaration, filed on the identical day, the Low cost Thrills hitmaker requested the court docket to show down her estranged husband’s request for sole custody and denied his allegations of drug abuse as she insisted Daniel – who she beforehand alleged was below investigation for baby sexual abuse supplies – had “zero proof” their son was in peril along with her.
Sia insisted the allegations about her substance abuse had been “fully unfounded and deceptive” and that though she had struggled with drug and alcohol points over 15 years in the past, she had been sober for greater than six months.
Whereas Daniel’s submitting requested for Sia to be ordered to submitted to random drug testing thrice a month and common testing as soon as per week, she stated she is at the moment a part of a programme that features weekly testing and a sober companion, and alleged that whereas she has repeated agreed to the checks, her estranged husband had “refused” to do the identical.
She wrote: “My restoration has been a cornerstone of my life and one of many major causes I selected to separate from Dan, whose ongoing engagement in a nightlife and leisure drug-use life-style is incompatible with a wholesome surroundings for our baby.
“Dan’s try and weaponise my previous sobriety journey — a problem lengthy resolved and well-documented — serves no legit objective and is meant solely to distort the information and undermine my credibility earlier than this Court docket. His willingness to dredge up decades-old historical past to serve his personal monetary and strategic pursuits demonstrates the extent to which he’ll go, even on the expense of his baby and the kid’s mom.”
Sia claimed she is apprehensive about her son spending unsupervised time along with his father as a result of shortly after they separated, she was advised he was being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Division and the Division of Youngster and Household Companies over allegations of kid pornography on his laptop arduous drive, although the investigation was “inconclusive”.
She wrote: “Whereas I perceive the investigations of LAPD and DCFS have been inconclusive and now closed, this doesn’t appease my issues of Summi spending unsupervised time with Dan.”
Sia accused Daniel – who beforehand requested $250,000 a month in spousal help – of being financially motivated in his request, regardless of her having already paid him $300,000 since they break up.
She wrote: “So far, each request by Dan for added custodial time has been immediately tied to monetary achieve slightly than a real effort to foster a significant parental relationship with Summi.”
