Halle Berry Will Pay $8,000 a Month in Child Support to Olivier Martinez After Finalizing Divorce – Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez have reached a final agreement on their divorce settlement after nearly eight years. The former couple, who share parenting duties for their 9-year-old son Maceo, have resolved their divorce and custody matters, as outlined in documents acquired by a news outlet.
As part of the arrangement, they will have joint legal custody, and Berry will provide Martinez with $8,000 per month for child support. Additionally, Berry has agreed to give Martinez “4.3% of any earnings exceeding $2,000,000” as additional support. Berry will be responsible for covering her son’s private school fees, uniforms, and educational materials, along with any extracurricular expenses.
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She has also committed to reimbursing Martinez for these expenditures starting from the academic year 2023/2024. The Oscar winner and the actor initially filed for divorce in October 2015 after two years of marriage. At the time, the pair released a statement regarding their decision. “It is with a heavy heart that we have come to the decision to divorce,” they said in a joint statement.
“We move forward with love and respect for one another and the shared focus of what is best for our son. We wish each other nothing but happiness in life and we hope that you respect our and, most importantly, our children’s privacy as we go through this difficult period.” In December 2016, a judge declared Berry and Martinez as officially single, although they still engaged in discussions about child custody and financial support.
In addition to her son Maceo, Berry is the mother of 15-year-old daughter Nahla Ariela, whom she shares with former boyfriend Gabriel Aubry. Berry and Aubry separated in 2010. In 2021, the actress spoke with Women’s Health for their December cover story, saying that her relationship with boyfriend Van Hunt had been influencing her role as a mother. “I just feel fulfilled. I feel happy in my life romantically, as a mother, as an artist,” she said of her life with Hunt.
“I’m a much better mother in this circumstance than I would have been had I stayed in a romantic relationship that didn’t serve me and didn’t make me feel the way I need to feel as a woman.” “I’m reminded that we always have to take care of ourselves first, because I can’t be a good mother for my children if I’m not fundamentally happy and feeling good about myself,” she added.
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As a mom, Berry said she tries to teach her kids to stand up for themselves and be their own person. “Use your voice. You have a right to be heard. You are loved and accepted just as you are. Only you define who you are,” Berry said she tells her daughter. “I’m trying to teach them to march to the beat of their own drum. Be true to themselves, and not be followers, but be leaders and innovators.”
