Halle Berry is asking a judge to bring back her 50/50 custody arrangement with ex-husband Olivier Martinez, according to new court docs. Berry claims their 13-year-old son Maceo returns from Martinez’s home“angry and combative,”repeating private disputes, and that Martinez refuses to participate in family therapy with her fiancé, Van Hunt. The filing is the latest chapter in a custody battle that’s escalated fast over the past few weeks.
Martinez was recently granted primary custody and a temporary restraining order against Berry after he alleged she choked Maceo during a September argument over a VR game. His filing also includes past claims that Berry“wrestled Maceo to the ground”and forced him to“tap out.”Berry’s attorney, Marina Beck, calls his filing“entirely meritless and deliberately misleading.”Berry denies all allegations.
On Sunday, Berry was photographed with Maceo and Van Hunt at a Sky Zone in Los Angeles, a lighter moment in an otherwise tense legal fight. Both sides are clearly digging in, and with a restraining order and custody schedule on the line, the next court date could shift everything. What do you think, should high-conflict custody cases require mediation before they ever reach a courtroom?
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