Singer Sia’s custody battle with her estranged husband Daniel Bernad over their toddler son Summi is getting nasty, as he has accused the singer of drug abuse in a new legal filing in which he requests sole custody.
The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, 49, whose real name is Sia Kate Isobelle Furler, filed for divorce in Los Angeles this past March following a two-year marriage.
Bernad has requested full custody of their son Somersault Wonder, who they call Summi, according to a court filing reviewed by Daily Mail – a request he says is justified by the Elastic Heart artist’s ongoing battle with drug addiction.
In the court filing, Bernad claimed that the songstress presented a significant threat to the toddler’s well-being if she was granted custody of the child.
Bernad said in the court filing Sia presents ‘a serious and immediate danger’ to the 19-month-old, characterizing her as an ‘unfit and unreliable parent struggling with substance abuse and addiction.’
Daily Mail has reached out to reps for Sia and Bernad’s company for further comment on the story.
Singer Sia’s custody battle with her estranged husband Daniel Bernad over their toddler son Summi is getting nasty. Pictured in LA in December of 2021
Bernad asked the court to award him $77,245 in monthly child support, calling Sia’s conduct ‘reckless, dangerous’ and demonstrative of her ‘utter disregard for Summi’s safety and well-being.’
Sia had been hospitalized quietly for two weeks last month, Bernad said in his court filing.
Bernad added in his court filing that a drug test revealed the Cheap Thrills artist had consumed barbiturates and benzodiazepines.
The Adelaide-born musical artist said in a court filing she entered Tuesday that she has maintained six months of sobriety.
The Chandelier performer said that Bernad was making accusations about her drug use that were ‘entirely unfounded and misleading.’
Sia said Bernad had ‘zero evidence’ that the child was in any kind of danger while she was caring for him.
Sia said in a court filing that she’s currently in a drug rehab rehabilitation program that includes regular testing and a sober companion.
Bernad said in his court filing he wanted Sia to be randomly tested for drugs once a week on a regular basis; along with three random tests a month.
The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, 49, was pictured in LA this past July
Sia was pictured with reality star Harry Jowsey as they were seen leaving the Ca Del Sole restaurant on July 19 in LA
Sia said in a court filing that Bernad’s ‘willingness to dredge up decades-old history to serve his own financial and strategic interests demonstrates the extent to which he will go, even at the expense of his child and the child’s mother’
Sia said in a court filing that she has past agreed to be drug tested, but Bernad has not, having ‘refused’ to do so.
Sia said in a court filing that it was Bernad whose lifestyle was not compatible with parenting.
‘My recovery has been a cornerstone of my life and one of the primary reasons I chose to separate from Dan,’ Sia said in a court filing.
Sia said in a court filing that Bernad’s ‘ongoing engagement in a nightlife and recreational drug-use lifestyle is incompatible with a healthy environment for our child.’
Sia added: ‘Dan’s attempt to weaponize my past sobriety journey – an issue long resolved and well-documented – serves no legitimate purpose and is intended only to distort the facts and undermine my credibility before this Court.’
Sia said that Bernad’s ‘willingness to dredge up decades-old history to serve his own financial and strategic interests demonstrates the extent to which he will go, even at the expense of his child and the child’s mother.’
Bernad said in his court filing that Sia’s behavior prompted suspicions of drug use that this past March, when she was ‘disoriented’ at the birthday party of another celebrity.
