Sia‘s estranged spouse, Dan Bernard, has petitioned the court to grant him over $250,000 monthly in spousal support.
Us Weekly has received court filings indicating that Bernard is seeking $250,856 each month from Sia (whose full name is Sia Kate Isobelle Furler), along with additional coverage for legal fees. (TMZ first reported this development.)
Bernard has also urged his estranged wife to provide at least $300,000 to help cover his attorney’s fees, plus another $200,000 to fund a forensic accounting investigation.
The documents reveal that Bernard has been unemployed since April 1, following a letter from Sia’s business, informing him of the termination of funding for their shared enterprise, Modern Medicine.
Since then, he noted he had been relying on “monthly contributions from Sia through stipulated orders” that concluded on October 1.
“I currently have no income, no substantial property, no retirement savings, and minimal funds in my bank account. I am unable to continue this litigation without significant financial assistance from Sia for my legal and forensic accounting fees,” he stated. “Given Sia’s financial capacity, I request the Court to intervene and mandate her to contribute at least $300,000 towards my attorney’s fees and $200,000 for forensic accounting costs.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Sia for a statement.
Sia, aged 49, attributed ‘irreconcilable differences’ as the reason for her split when she filed for divorce in March after two years of marriage. The couple shares an 18-month-old child named Somersault Wonder; Sia also has two adopted sons from her earlier years.
The singer of “Cheap Thrills” requested both legal and physical custody of their child in March but indicated she was amenable to visitation rights for Bernard. She specifically sought to end any spousal support obligation towards her estranged husband.
Bernard and Sia in December 2021. VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images
Sia and Bernard tied the knot in May 2023 at the opulent villa of fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Portofino, Italy. Despite their extravagant wedding, the couple mostly maintained their privacy, with the news of their child only surfacing after Sia filed for divorce.
The nine-time Grammy nominee was later seen with Too Hot to Handle and Perfect Match star Harry Jowsey after dining at Ca Del Sole in Los Angeles in July. A source exclusively shared with Us that, while there was speculation surrounding their relationship, Sia and Jowsey, 28, are “just friends.”
“[They] connected over their Australian backgrounds and are supporting each other as friends,” an insider said.
Us reported that there was “some flirtatious energy” between them but emphasized it was all in good fun.
“[Sia] has expressed that she finds him intriguing,” a second source confirmed. “She appreciates his sense of humor and looks. They enjoy light-hearted interactions, but nothing serious is transpiring.”
While Sia has refrained from publicly discussing her separation from Bernard, she did share insights in October 2023 about the impact of her 2016 divorce from her first husband, documentary filmmaker Erik Anders Lang, stating it left her in a “deep emotional struggle.” (Sia and Lang were wed from 2014 to 2016.)
“That was an incredibly dark period where I couldn’t leave my bed for three years due to severe depression,” Sia recounted in a discussion with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1. “During this time, I was not active creatively.”
She shared that she paused her music writing but eventually credited the creation of “small pieces” for her 2021 album, Music, with helping her emerge from that dark phase.
“As it turned out, we ended up with sufficient quality songs for an album,” she reflected. “I depend on my management to advise me when we’ve gathered enough excellent tracks because I have a sense of when one stands out, but they let me know when we’ve reached 11 or 12 quality ones.”
