The judge in Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez’s bitter custody case has issued a ruling, and we’re told Halle won on one issue but lost on another. The domestic violence restraining order was dissolved, but she did not get the custody outcome she wanted.
Martinez’s attorney, Patrick Baghdaserians, told TMZ that Olivier now has primary physical custody of their 13-year-old son, Maceo. The two previously shared joint custody, and Baghdaserians says Berry’s lawyers asked to return to a 50/50 split, which the judge refused. The judge is expected to revisit custody issues in November, though, so the matter will be back on the table next week.
We’re also told the judge ruled that Berry can no longer have overnight visits with Maceo. Martinez had asked to restrict her custody during holidays, but that request was denied. Baghdaserians called the primary custody decision a “huge victory,” saying the judge weighed evidence on how both parents raise Maceo. Berry’s rep, meanwhile, says she still holds joint legal custody and has the tiebreaking vote if the two can’t agree.
The ruling caps a vicious custody fight over Maceo. Martinez had claimed that Berry choked the boy, and Maceo later gave testimony behind closed doors, with both parents ordered out of the courtroom. Berry denied the allegations and tried to keep Maceo from testifying, claiming Martinez had coached him, but the boy ultimately took the stand in a closed hearing.
Earlier this week, Berry’s Instagram account was seemingly hacked, and a post that went up on Monday stirred up the courtroom. It claimed that when kids disrespect their mom, the cause often traces back to their relationship with their father. Judge Kaufman later denied a request from Martinez’s legal team to reopen evidence, after his attorney argued the post was disturbing his client’s peace.
