Halle Berry is seeking sole custody of her and Olivier Martinez ’s 10-year-old son, Maceo. Per court documents obtained by People , Berry, 58, is requesting custody, “or in the alternative, tie-breaking authority to make all decisions” about his education, health and therapy. In the Friday, August 16, docs filed in the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County, Berry alleged she tried to address Maceo’s “educational challenges” and behavioral concerns.
The filing claimed she “fought for tutoring, an educational assessment and finding an environment that was suitable to Maceo’s needs.” Per the docs, Martinez, 58, was allegedly “oppositional, unmoving and withheld his consent for years.” “Because of Respondent’s opposition to any interventions whatsoever for years and because of Respondent’s prioritizing soccer activities over Maceo’s educational and psychological well-being, Maceo’s educational and behavioral challenges worsened, and he continued to fall further behind in school,” the filing read.
Berry claimed that Maceo would “act out” after “longer periods of custody” with Martinez, noting that their son would “repeat disputes” that were private between the former couple. Per Berry, Martinez claimed Maceo was “old enough to make his own decisions.” In the filing, Berry argued that Martinez “ignores the professionals hired to help Maceo, and he aggressively stands in the way of implementing strategies and interventions to assist Maceo.
” The filing claims Martinez has interfered with “custodial rights, [withheld] information from Petitioner, [made] unilateral decisions on Maceo’s behalf, [involved] Maceo in the parties’ conflict, and [refused] to follow the recommendations of Maceo’s school.” “To summarize, Respondent refuses to co-parent or communicate in a child-centered way or make child-centered decisions, which interferes with getting Maceo the help he needs,” the docs read. “By refusing to communicate, withholding consent, or deferring decisions, he has effectively delegated to himself sole decision-making authority in violation of the parties’ Stipulated Judgment.
” Us Weekly reached out to representatives for Berry and Martinez for comment. After meeting on the set of Dark Tide in 2010, Berry and Martinez tied the knot three years later in July 2013. They separated in October 2015 and were declared legally single the following year.
Us confirmed in August 2023 that Berry and Martinez were sharing legal and physical custody of Maceo. Berry was ordered to pay Martinez $8,000 monthly in child support, as well as any additional 4.3 percent of any income she receives over $2 million.
She also covers Maceo’s school tuition, extracurriculars and health insurance. In May, Berry filed court docs sharing that she and Martinez intended to join co-parenting therapy sessions to better their dynamic for Maceo’s sake. In July, Berry alleged that Martinez didn’t “follow court orders” and the twosome only went to four court-ordered mediation sessions.
You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News Berry’s legal team noted that she “tried everything to foster a better co-parenting relationship” with Martinez and his alleged delays allow him to “interfere” with Berry’s bond to Maceo “without repercussion.” “Olivier has usurped the entire therapeutic process by refusing to engage and depriving the co-parenting therapist of what she needs to move the process forward,” Berry’s docs stated, calling Martinez “problematic” for his behavior.
“Rather than support, she is met with resistance and conflict.” Martinez’s legal team asked that Berry’s motion forcing him to resume co-parenting therapy sessions be denied..
