The Staggering Amount Sia Has To Pay in Child Support to Ex Daniel Bernad, According to Court Documents
Sia is fiercely private — she doesn’t hide her face on stage just for fun — so you may be surprised to know that she is actually a mom of three. And for her youngest baby, Somersault Wonder, born in 2024, the court has ordered her to pay an unbelievably huge amount in child support each month to estranged ex-husband Daniel Bernad.
The “Cheap Thrills” singer adopted two adult children in 2019 and has been open about her journey to motherhood. However, she kept quiet about the baby she had with Bernad, which didn’t become public until People obtained the divorce documents in March 2025. According to the outlet, Sia asked for legal and physical custody of Somersault in the filing.
In new court documents reviewed by People on April 6, Sia agreed to pay $42,500 per month to Bernad, with whom she will be sharing joint custody of Somersault until he turns 18 or until he graduates high school. She will also be paying for private school tuition, extracurricular activities, and uninsured health care costs, according to the outlet.
This is a huge amount — the salary that some people make in a year! — but it’s seemingly not enough for Bernad, who asked for $250,856 per month in spousal support according to an Oct. 2025 People report. The details of this request were resolved in Dec. 2025, per People’s latest review of court documents, and remain private for now.
In an Oct. 2020 essay for InStyle Magazine, Sia opened up about her difficulty journey to motherhood. “I’ve wanted to be a mom my whole entire life,” the Australian-born singer wrote. “For years I was basically walking around with my legs open like, ‘Impregnate me!’ But I never got pregnant in any of my relationships, even when I wasn’t exactly practicing safe sex. I just thought it wasn’t God’s will for me.”
After trying IVF and making embryos with then-husband Erik Anders Long, she decided to adopt a teen from the foster-care system, who was featured in a documentary she watched. “Older children have a really hard time getting adopted, and when I saw him, I said to myself, ‘That’s my son.’ I knew I wanted to help him,” she said, adding that the boy asked for her to adopt his friend as well, which is how she ended up adopting two 18-year-olds.
Sia added that motherhood taught her “how to be patient and compassionate” and “what it means to unconditionally love another person.” Hopefully, those truths will help her as she continues to navigate divorce and joint custody of her baby with Bernad.
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