The Oscar-winning actress, Halle Berry, announced that she is engaged to Olivier Martinez, a French film actor, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Halle is well known around Atlanta, because of her history with the city. During the 1990's she was married to former Atlanta Braves star David Justice, reports Time.
Berry's Oscar-winning performance in the film, Monster's Ball, is also set in the Southern United States.
Previously, Berry was married to Gabriel Aubry, with whom she had a daughter, Nahla. Berry and Aubry's custody battle over Nahla has been quite contentious. Aubry has argued for shared custody of Nahla, while Berry has been trying to show that Aubry is not able to be a parent.
What will happen to Berry and Aubry's custody arrangement now that Berry will be able to provide a full-time father to Nahla?
Well, not much. A non-custodial parent's relationship with a child doesn't end just because the custodial parent enters into a new long-term relationship.
Generally, regardless of a custodial parent's relationship status, a noncustodial parent is entitled to visitation -- unless there is harm to the child. For example, if the noncustodial parent has molested the child, is likely to kidnap the child, has a long history of domestic violence, or is likely to use illegal drugs or excessive amounts of alcohol while caring for the child, a court will probably deny or restrict visitation.
It doesn't sound as if Berry has been able to show that her ex-husband and "baby-daddy" Aubry would harm their child in any such way. As such, Halle Berry's engagement to Olivier Martinez shouldn't much affect Berry and Aubry's custody situation.
Related Resources:
- Find an Atlanta Family Law attorney (FindLaw)
- Denying Non-custodial Parent Visitation (FindLaw)
- Non-custodial Parent Child Support (FindLaw)
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