The key facts

  • The Los Angeles court determined that Berry's son will live with his father, Olivier Martinez
  • Berry may not keep her son overnight; visits are daytime only
  • The court rejected Martinez's request to further restrict contact during holidays

Court divides custody between former spouses

The Los Angeles Superior Court has restricted actress Halle Berry's custody of her 12-year-old son Maceo amid domestic violence allegations. According to TMZ, the boy will live with his father — French actor Olivier Martinez. Berry is allowed to see her son only during daytime hours: she may not keep him overnight.

What the court decided — and what it did not

At the same time, the court's ruling was not entirely in Martinez's favor. The court rejected his request to further restrict Berry's contact with Maceo during holidays, and the actress retained the deciding vote in disputes with her ex-husband over key issues in the child's life. Thus, the restriction concerns primarily the son's overnight stays with his mother, not her participation in decision-making.

Background of the conflict

On October 2, Olivier Martinez went to the Los Angeles court, accusing Halle Berry of attacking their son. According to the Daily Mail, as cited by Gazeta.Ru, the actor obtained a temporary restraining order: his ex-wife is prohibited from coming within 90 meters of him.

The parties' positions

The actress's daughter Nahla Aubrey stated that her mother had never shown cruelty toward Maceo. Berry herself, according to an earlier report, admitted that she had become a victim of domestic violence after a conflict with her son. The court proceedings are ongoing; sources do not report any final ruling on the merits of the allegations.