Sia’s estranged husband says he’s owed more than $260,000 per month in spousal support amid his divorce from the pop singer-songwriter.
Dan Bernad married Sia in 2022, and they share one 17-month-old child named Somersault. Sia filed for divorce in March due to “irreconcilable differences” — and Bernad now wants her to pay up.
A Friday (Oct. 10) spousal support petition says Sia has a hefty net worth, though the exact numbers are redacted from public view. Bernad claims he and the singer lived a “luxurious and upper-class lifestyle,” and that they spent more $400,000 a month on extravagances like private jet travel, fine dining and full-time staffers.
“I request that the court order Sia to pay me temporary spousal support in the sum of $250,856 per month,” writes Bernad. “Orders are necessary at this time because I am financially dependent on Sia, the breadwinner in our marriage… Sia has the ability to pay me spousal support to maintain our financial status quo.”
Bernad, for his part, says he has almost nothing in his bank account and no income coming in. The 47-year-old was a radiation oncologist when he met Sia, but he claims she convinced him to stop working because she disliked his long hours at the hospital.
According to the court filing, Bernad officially gave up his oncology career when he and Sia opened up a ketamine clinic together in Los Angeles in 2021. He says Sia has now cut off funding for the clinic, and he’s unable to go back to work at the hospital because his license has expired.
“I will need to complete several years of training and pass several rigorous exams before I can renew my certification and practice radiation oncology again,” explains Bernad in the court filing.
In addition to requesting nearly $251,000 in monthly spousal support, Bernad also asks in the filing that Sia contribute at least $500,000 for his legal fees during the divorce proceedings. Such funds would “level the playing field,” he says.
Sia’s reps did not immediately return a request for comment on Friday (Oct. 10).
