Halle Berry has accused her ex-husband of refusing to attend co-parenting therapy.
The Union actor has failed in a bid to have a court intervene in the agreement she has with Olivier Martinez — whom she split from in 2015 after two years of marriage — over their son after alleging he hasn’t been attending sessions with the co-parenting coach to “resolve disputes and conflicts between them to successfully co-parent.”
In a filing submitted to the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County obtained by People earlier this week, the Oscar-winning star accused her former spouse of having “unilaterally terminated” the meetings without telling her or the coach. She further argued he had “chosen to repeatedly violate agreements and court orders with careless regard,” which “harms” their son and their own “already strained relationship.”
Berry had asked the court to “enforce Olivier’s compliance” with the agreement by July 29 and have him be ordered to attend at least one more meeting before the end of last month and then continue with their previously agreed schedule for August.
However, Judge Shelley Kaufman turned down the request on August 1 due to a “lack of exigent circumstances,” meaning she didn’t deem it to be an urgent or emergency matter.
The Bruised star — who also has daughter Nahla with former partner Gabriel Aubry — noted the pair had signed the agreement on May 29 and were supposed to complete individual sessions of therapy before beginning joint meetings, with the therapist then able to contact necessary third parties such as Maceo’s school and other therapists during the process.
“None of that has occurred. In fact, not a single conjoint session has been scheduled and not a single third party has been contacted.” Berry wrote.
Berry alleged the actor had taken “the summer off” and pushed back the sessions until September as he was returning to his native France in July and had arranged for his brother to visit him in Los Angeles over the following month.
The filing pointed out that the sessions are via Zoom, so it shouldn’t matter where either of them is in the world.
In addition, the Boomerang actor alleged Olivier “refuses to complete the necessary paperwork that would allow the co-parenting therapist to speak to necessary third parties” and suggested he had recommended the therapy classes as a tactic to “delay intervention at all costs” and “interfere with Halle’s relationship with Maceo without repercussion.”
Berry — who claimed she had tried to settle the matter personally before bringing it to the court — finalized her divorce from Olivier last August, with the pair agreeing to share joint legal custody of their son.
In addition, the actress agreed to hand over $8,000 a month in child support as well as “4.3 percent of any income she receives above $2,000,000” in additional maintenance.
