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Halle Berry’s ex-husband Olivier Martinez asked a judge to force Halle to pay his legal fees in their child custody battle.Olivier demanded $360,000 from the actress to continue to fight her over custody of their 10-year-old son, Maceo Martinez, In Touch reported.According to court documents obtained by In Touch, Olivier, 58, is asking the court for up $363,270.59, including $320,000 for attorney fees, $25,000 for a forensic accountant, $7,500 for a custody expert and $10,000 for transcript costs.
The French actor said he’s broke and had to sell his last expensive watch, a Rolex, for $10,000 to hire a new lawyer after his former lawyers quit.
Olivier said he paid $55,000 to the law firm, which he wants reimbursed by Halle. He said that he obtained a $45,000 loan to pay the fees, and the rest came from the sale of his Rolex watch.Olivier’s new lawyer said he asked [Halle] to pay his attorney fees since she earns significantly more money than her ex does. But Halle denied his request.The attorney said Halle’s refusal to pay her ex’s legal fees was denying [Olivier’s] access to justice.
His lawyer argued that “[Olivier] has been asking [Halle] for months to make an attorney fee contribution as he does not have sufficient funds to pay his counsel. She has refused this request, despite the fact that [Halle] is admittedly earning several millions of dollars at this time, and likely more given her new movie about to be released.”
“She has fought [Olivier] aggressively, choosing the most expensive manner of dispute resolution — through the Court system, refusing continuances and foregoing hearings that she admittedly believes would waste resources,” the lawyer wrote in court papers.
Olivier and Halle split after 3 years of marriage. Their divorce dragged on for years until Halle agreed to pay Olivier $8,000 a month in child support. Both agreed to attend coparenting therapy. But Halle complained that Olivier stopped showing up. She asked the court to force him to attend the therapy sessions for their son’s sake.
Halle, 58, asked the court to award her sole legal custody.
The actress claimed she spent over $200,000, including $55,000 paid to Olivier’s former lawyers.
