Sia
Mediation Ordered Amid Bitter Baby Custody Battle
Revealed
No “Cheap Thrills” right here … Sia and her estranged husband Daniel Bernad have been ordered to enter a mediation session to attempt to hammer out the custody points of their contentious divorce.
We broke the information earlier this week — Daniel’s emergency request for full custody was shot down by a decide … however now, the decide is ordering them to get collectively for a mediation session over the custody and visitation points for his or her 1-year-old, Somersault Marvel Bernad.
In court docket docs obtained by TMZ, the previous couple is being required to no less than try to work by the problems earlier than the following scheduled listening to. They have 2 choices — deal with issues by a video convention with a mediator … or use the Los Angeles court docket system’s on-line program meant to assist mother and father formulate a parenting plan.
Nonetheless, in the event that they select the second choice and are not capable of attain an settlement, they’re required to satisfy on-line with a mediator.
You heard it right here first — Sia filed for divorce in March after about 2 years of marriage, and the breakup has been something however easy.
Sia at the moment has major custody of their son, with restricted visitation rights for Daniel, within the association between them, however Daniel tried successful Somersault again by accusing Sia of being a “danger” to their son, accusing her of fighting substance abuse points. Sia’s celeb-trusted lawyer Laura Wasser argued she’s been sober for six months and has no difficulty being drug-tested.
The musician additionally claimed Daniel was the one reluctant to undergo drug exams, and reminded the court docket she has custody as a result of he was not too long ago the topic of an investigation by the LAPD and DCFS over alleged little one pornography — which is at the moment closed after he vehemently denied the allegations and instructed any proof had been planted.
It appears to be like just like the pair now need to staff up once more and attempt to determine one thing out about all of the custody stuff earlier than they subsequent see the decide.
