Olivier Martinez is asking for more child support from his ex-wife, Halle Berry.
According to court documents obtained by Us on Tuesday, November 10, Martinez, 60, is seeking a “child support modification” after claiming Berry’s timeshare with their 13-year-old son, Maceo, has “decreased to approximately 18 percent.”
Martinez claimed Berry, 60, previously agreed to pay him $8,000 per month in child support as well as “4.3 percent of any income she receives above $2,000,000, as and for additional child support for Maceo” when custody was 50-50.
The French actor claims he currently “cannot calculate the guideline support at this juncture as discovery is pending, and [Berry] has not filed a current income and expense declaration with the court.”
Based on public information, Martinez — who claims his average monthly expenses are close to $18,000 — believes his ex-wife recently starred in a film called Crime 101 and has two additional films in progress.
“Because children are entitled to the same standard of living attainable by the parents’ income, the ‘needs’ of a child of extraordinarily wealthy parents will exceed the bare necessities of life,” Martinez and his attorney argued in court documents. “The needs of a child of an extraordinarily high earner are only met if child support is set at an amount high enough to allow the child the lifestyle attainable by his or her parents.”
Court docs added, “This amount will necessarily be more than an amount capable of covering the bare necessities of life. This includes security for their financial future and enough support to live in a home similar to their highest earning parent.”
Us has reached out to Berry and Martinez’s attorney for additional comment. Page Six was first to report the legal move.
Berry and Martinez were married in 2013 but separated in 2015. They didn’t finalize their divorce until 2023.
Most recently, the exes have found themselves in a legal battle after Martinez recently accused Berry of abusing their son. (She adamantly denies the allegations.)
Martinez filed for a domestic violence restraining order on behalf of himself and Maceo on October 1, claiming Maceo told him during a phone call days earlier that he’d been “physically attacked and choked” by Berry during an alleged argument.
While Martinez’s temporary restraining order was granted that same day, his request for a domestic violence restraining order against the actress was denied by a Los Angeles judge on October 29. Martinez’s temporary restraining order against Berry was also dissolved.
“We are extremely pleased that the Court has dissolved the TRO,” Berry’s attorney told Us in a statement after the hearing. “As we move forward, Halle is determined to continue to focus on the well-being and best interests of her family.”
