Judge orders Sia and estranged husband to mediate child custody issues

No “cheap thrills” here… Sie and her estranged husband Daniel Bernad have been ordered to participate in a mediation session to try to resolve custody issues in their contentious divorce.

We broke the news earlier this week: Daniel’s emergency request for full custody was shot by a judge …but now the judge orders them to meet for a mediation session over the custody and visitation issues for their 1-year-old, Salt wonder Bernad.

In court documents obtained by TMZ, the former couple is asked to at least try to resolve the issues before the next scheduled hearing. They have two options: settle matters via video conference with a mediator… or use the Los Angeles court’s online program designed to help parents create a parenting plan.

However, if they choose the second option and are unable to reach an agreement, they will have to meet with a mediator online.

You heard it here first: Sia filed for divorce in March after about two years of marriage, and the breakup was anything but smooth.

Sia currently has primary custody of their son, with limited visitation rights for Daniel, in the agreement between them, but Daniel tried Somersault regain accusing Sia of being a “danger” to their son, and accusing her of substance abuse problems. Sia’s famous lawyer Laura Wasser argued that she has been sober for six months and has no problem with being drug tested.

The musician also claimed that Daniel was the one who was reluctant to submit to drug testing, reminding the court that she has custody because he was recently the subject of an investigation by the LAPD and DCFS into alleged child pornography – which is currently closed after he vehemently denied the allegations and suggested that some evidence had been planted.