Halle Berry Claims Son Returns ‘Angry and Combative’ After Time With Ex

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Halle Berry is asking a Los Angeles court to restore the 50/50 custody arrangement she previously shared with ex-husband Olivier Martinez, alleging that their 12-year-old son, Maceo, returns from time with his father “angry and combative.”

She is also asking to regain the tie-breaking authority she held under the 2023 agreement and wants the court to require Martinez to attend their ordered therapy sessions. Those requests put decision-making power and the stalled co-parenting process back at the center of the dispute.

Berry’s filing arrives days after Martinez sought sole custody and obtained a temporary restraining order against her over allegations that she physically abused their son. Berry has strongly denied those accusations, turning the former couple’s long-running co-parenting dispute into an even more complicated court battle.

Halle Berry Claims Son Returns ‘Angry And Combative’

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According to PEOPLE, Berry alleged that Martinez has repeatedly tried to align Maceo with him and against her when disagreements arise over their son’s life.

She claimed the dynamic affects Maceo after he returns from his father’s home.

“When Maceo would come home from his custodial time with Olivier, he would be angry and combative,” Berry wrote, adding that it could take two or three days for him to “acclimate” before the cycle began again.

Berry also alleged that Maceo sometimes appeared aware of private disagreements between his parents before they had reached decisions about issues such as school, soccer or therapy.

She claimed he would then tell her what he and Martinez planned to do “without my input,” which she said disregarded her authority as his mother.

Berry Says Their Disagreements Are Affecting Maceo’s Needs

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Halle Berry’s filing alleges that Olivier Martinez has failed to cooperate with educational and psychological interventions she believes Maceo needs.

She claimed those disputes contributed to him falling further behind at school and to worsening behavioral problems.

Berry also accused Martinez of trying to influence Maceo’s teachers and therapist to view her as a risk by communicating what she characterized as false stories about her relationship with their son.

Berry alleged that Martinez has refused to accept fiancé Van Hunt’s role in Maceo’s life and has resisted allowing Maceo to participate in family therapy with Berry and Hunt.

She argued that such therapy could help create a healthier blended-family environment.

She also challenged Martinez’s alleged view that Maceo is “old enough” to make his own decisions, writing that a child should not be responsible for choices involving “education, health, extracurricular activities and general welfare.”

Olivier Martinez Is Seeking Sole Custody After Serious Allegations

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Halle Berry’s latest filing comes against the backdrop of Martinez’s own emergency court action.

On October 1, Martinez requested sole custody and a restraining order, alleging that Berry physically attacked Maceo during a September 26 confrontation at her home and put her hands around his neck.

Berry’s latest filing did not directly answer those allegations. Her attorney, Marina Beck, separately called Martinez’s filing “entirely meritless and deliberately misleading” in a statement to TMZ.

Beck also accused Martinez of repeatedly violating court orders and interfering with therapeutic and educational interventions involving Maceo.

A Los Angeles County judge granted a temporary restraining order covering Martinez and Maceo but did not cut off contact between Berry and her son entirely.

The judge temporarily limited Berry’s visitation to specified daytime hours and rejected Martinez’s request for sobriety monitoring, citing insufficient information.

Martinez has asked the court to deny Berry’s latest request entirely.

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Halle Berry And Olivier Martinez Have Battled Over Co-Parenting Before

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Berry and Martinez finalized their divorce in August 2023, almost eight years after separating. Their settlement gave them joint legal custody and required them to consult and cooperate on major decisions concerning Maceo’s health, education and welfare.

Berry agreed to pay Martinez $8,000 a month in child support, plus 4.3 percent of income she earns above $2 million. She also took responsibility for costs including private-school tuition and extracurricular activities.

By May 2024, the former couple had agreed to at least six co-parenting therapy sessions designed to help them resolve disputes.

The Blast reported at the time that the sessions were intended to promote Maceo’s best interests and could include Hunt if the therapist believed his participation would help.

Just months later, Berry accused Martinez of failing to participate properly in the process and asked the court to compel him to resume therapy.

PEOPLE reported that Berry argued Martinez had shown a “careless disregard” for the co-parenting process. Their disagreements over counseling, schooling and decision-making have continued to surface ever since.

The Custody Fight Is Headed Back To Court

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PEOPLE reported that Halle Berry spent time with Maceo and Hunt over the weekend under the modified visitation arrangement, including an outing to a Los Angeles trampoline park.

The sighting proved that the temporary restraining order did not eliminate contact between Berry and her son.

Legal expert Christopher C. Melcher also told PEOPLE that a temporary order is not a final determination on the allegations and is designed to govern matters while the court evaluates them.

Martinez’s attorney has maintained that his client’s actions stem from concern for Maceo’s welfare, while Berry’s attorney says the actress remains focused on protecting her son’s best interests.

A hearing is scheduled for October 16. Until then, Berry is pushing to restore the 50/50 arrangement while Martinez continues to seek sole custody, leaving the former couple on opposite sides of a deeply personal fight over their son.

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