Celebrity

Hally Berry's ex Olivier Martinez wants her to pay more child support to him

By Linda Ikeji 10 November 2026, 5:52 pm

Olivier Martinez filed new court documents seeking increased child support from ex-wife Halle Berry.

This comes after Olivier dragged Halle Berry to court over claims she abused their 13-year-old son, Maceo, and he asked the court to grant a restraining order against the actress.

On Monday, November 9,Martinez filed paperwork in Los Angeles Superior Court requesting a “modification” to their child support order, which was entered when they finalized their divorce in August 2023 and “reflects the parties’ 50-50 physical custody of the minor child.”

According to Martinez, Berry previously agreed to pay him $8,000 per month in child support as well as “4.3% of any income she receives above $2,000,000, as and for additional child support for Maceo.”

However, he argued that since his temporary restraining order against the actress was granted on Oct. 1, her “timeshare has decreased to approximately 18%.”

The French actor insisted he “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.”

He claimed he “does not have updated information regarding [her] income. Based on publicly available information, he understands that [she] has starred in ‘Crime 101,’ a film released in 2026, and is working on two additional films, ‘Fleur’ (of which she is also a producer) and ‘Red Card.'”

He added, “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. … It is an abuse of discretion to deprive a child of their right to share in one parent’s unusual wealth.”

Martinez, 60, went on to claim that his average monthly expenses are close to $18,000, even though he allegedly earns less than $800 per month in residual payments.

Martinez, 60, previously accused Berry, also 60, of physically abusing Maceo — including allegedly choking him during an altercation in September — in a domestic violence restraining order request in which he asked for sole physical and legal custody.

Berry has vehemently denied the allegations, and after a nine-day courtroom showdown with her once-spouse, the judge lifted the temporary restrictions imposed on her and tossed out Martinez’s request for a domestic violence restraining order.

During that same Oct. 29 hearing, however, the judge decided Martinez would retain the physical custody outlined when his temporary restraining order was granted and that he and the Oscar winner would continue to share legal custody of their son.

This custody arrangement will 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.