Olivier Martinez Seeks More Child Support From Halle Berry

Olivier Martinez has asked a Los Angeles court to raise the child support paid by his former wife, Halle Berry. In documents filed Monday, November 9, in Los Angeles Superior Court, Martinez requested a modification of the support order that took effect when their divorce was finalized in August 2023 and that reflected the couple's 50-50 physical custody arrangement for their minor child. The filing follows Martinez's earlier court action against Berry over allegations that she abused their 13-year-old son, Maceo; in that case he sought a restraining order against the actress. According to Martinez, Berry had agreed to pay him $8,000 a month in child support, along with 4.3% of any income she earns above $2,000,000 as additional support for Maceo. Martinez argued that after his temporary restraining order against Berry was granted on Oct. 1, her timeshare dropped to about 18%. The French actor said he cannot calculate guideline support at this stage because discovery is pending and Berry has not filed a current income and expense declaration with the court. He said he lacks updated information about her earnings and, based on publicly available information, understands that she appeared in Crime 101, a film released in 2026, and is working on two more films, Fleur, which she is also producing, and Red Card. Martinez added that children are entitled to the same standard of living their parents' income can provide, and that the needs of a child with extraordinarily wealthy parents go beyond basic necessities. He also argued that it would be an abuse of discretion to deny a child the right to share in a parent's unusual wealth. Martinez, 60, said his average monthly expenses are close to $18,000, while he reportedly earns less than $800 a month in residual payments. Martinez, 60, previously accused Berry, also 60, of physically abusing Maceo, including allegedly choking him during a September altercation, in a domestic violence restraining order request in which he sought sole physical and legal custody. Berry has strongly denied the allegations. After a nine-day courtroom battle, the judge lifted the temporary restrictions placed on her and rejected Martinez's request for a domestic violence restraining order. At the same Oct. 29 hearing, the judge ruled that Martinez would keep the physical custody arrangement set out when his temporary restraining order was granted, and that he and the Oscar winner would continue to share legal custody of their son. The custody arrangement is scheduled to be discussed at a court hearing next month. Berry and Martinez were married from July 2013 until their separation two years later. They were declared legally single in December 2016.