Sharon Stone: An Overreacting Parent?

"What was before the court," Singer said, "was Sharon Stone, the respondent, had filed a motion to modify custody. She wanted Roan, who had been attending school in Northern California, to attend school in Los Angeles.

"She loves her son," he continued. "She wanted him to spend more time with her other kids [Stone adopted two more boys after her divorce] and thought it would be better to have him there with her during the school year."

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Alexandra Leichter, a Los Angeles certified family law specialist, said a judge would be unlikely to change a previous custody order just so Roan could live with his younger half-brothers. "These are not children who grew up together," she said. "That's a very weak argument."

Singer said Judge Massullo denied Stone's request because she failed to meet the burden of proof that the 2007 order should be modified. But the judge's filings make it appear as though Bronstein is the more stable of the two parents.

Massullo's minutes filed on Sept. 12 said Bronstein "can provide a more structured continuity, stable, secure, and consistent home that child, Roan needs."

And in the tentative statement Monday, Massullo wrote, "Father has championed for Roan's well-being out of, what appears to this Court, nothing less than the unconditional love for his son. Unfortunately, and for unexplained reasons, it appears that Mother did not involve herself to the extent she could or should have in this process ... Mother has attempted to put up roadblocks to Roan's getting help, or has decided against participating in his care."

The court documents also provide a glimpse into the ongoing battle between Bronstein and Stone over custody of Roan. The couple married on Feb. 14, 1998, and adopted Roan shortly after his birth on June 1, 2000. By July 2003, they had separated.

After their 2004 divorce, both filed for sole custody. Stone stated that she had been Roan's primary caretaker since he was a baby. Bronstein disputed that, saying Roan's care was "delegated to a series of full-time nannies," although he did concede that Stone's career meant she had to spend a great deal of time away from their son.