Halle Berry has scored a major victory in her bitter custody battle with ex-husband Olivier Martinez.
On Thursday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Shelley Kaufman tossed out Martinez’s request for a domestic violence restraining order protecting himself and their 13-year-old son, Maceo, and lifted the temporary restrictions imposed on the actress.
The ruling comes as a big win for Berry, who has accused Martinez of escalating their custody dispute.
“We are extremely pleased that the Court has dissolved the TRO,” Berry’s attorney, Marina Beck, told Page Six exclusively. “As we move forward, Halle is determined to continue to focus on the well-being and best interests of her family.”
Martinez’s attorney did not immediately respond to our request for comment.
We can also confirm that the former couple’s custody arrangement from the previously granted temporary restraining order will remain in place until the matter is addressed at a future hearing.
The decision follows nearly four hours of sealed testimony from the teen on Oct. 19, the first day of the hearing.
Berry and Martinez testified, too, with the latter storming out of the courtroom and using profanity on Oct. 20 as he appeared agitated and upset by whatever was being discussed behind closed doors.
Berry’s 18-year-old daughter, Nahla Aubry, also testified in a closed courtroom.
She previously defended her mother in a court declaration, stating she was “shocked” by the accusations and had never witnessed her behave aggressively toward her half-brother.
Martinez, 60, accused Berry, also 60, of physically abusing Maceo — including choking him during a Sept. 26 altercation — in a domestic violence restraining order request. He also asked for sole legal and physical custody.
Kaufman granted Martinez’s request for a temporary protective order on Oct. 1.
Berry, meanwhile, has consistently denied the allegations detailed in the filing.
“There is voluminous evidence, including numerous judicial rulings, that Olivier Martinez repeatedly violated court orders and interfered with necessary therapeutic and educational interventions to the detriment of his and Halle Berry’s minor son, Maceo — misconduct for which Mr. Martinez has already been legally sanctioned,” her attorney, Marina Beck, previously told Page Six.
The “Monster’s Ball” star had asked the judge to deny Martinez’s restraining order request and lift the temporary restrictions.
She accused the French actor of escalating their custody dispute and interfering with their son’s educational and therapeutic needs.
Berry sought sole legal custody of Maceo, which would give her greater authority over decisions involving his health, education and welfare, while proposing that the former couple continue an alternating-week living arrangement.
Additionally, she asked to expand her existing tie-breaking authority to cover decisions involving the teen’s health, education and welfare.
The Oscar winner and Martinez were married from July 2013 until their separation two years later. They were declared legally single in December 2016 before finalizing their divorce in August 2023.
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