The tumultuous divorce between Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner continues to get more contentious.
29.06.2023 - 22:51 / usmagazine.com
Kevin Costner is claiming that estranged wife Christine Baumgartner is requesting $248,000 in monthly child support payments — which she plans on using for herself.
“Christine allocates 60 percent of expenses such as private trainer, unallocated credit card expenses, and her plastic surgery to the minor children without any explanation or basis,” read documents obtained by People on Wednesday, June 28. The Yellowstone actor added that Baumgartner allegedly has “plastic surgery expenses of $188,500/month” and that “the children do not use the services of private trainers, only Christine does.”
Costner, 68, and Baumgartner, 49, share sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, and daughter Grace, 13. Earlier this month, Baumgartner claimed that the Dances With Wolves star was using “public attacks” designed to “pressure me to move out without at temporary child support agreement I place,” according to legal paperwork obtained by Us Weekly at the time. However, the handbag designer stated that she cannot leave their shared home because she doesn’t have enough money to maintain her family’s current lifestyle.
“Christine understands that at some point in the future she and the children will have to move out of the family home,” the documents read. “She cannot do so at this early stage of the case because she does not have sufficient funding to secure housing that will ensure the children can maintain similar standards of living in the parties’ respective homes.”
Baumgartner went on to claim that she currently has “no personal income” as a “stay at home mom” and that a $1 million payment Costner made to her per the terms of their prenup — which was signed when the pair tied the knot in 2004 — was deposited into an account without her “consent
The tumultuous divorce between Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner continues to get more contentious.
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner continues to get more contentious.Baumgartner is addressing claims made by Costner's legal team that she's going to take items she is not authorized to take when she leaves their home — which she was ordered to move out of by July 31.In legal documents obtained by ET, Baumgartner states there is no emergency basis for Costner's concerns and his «apparent» fear that she will strip the house bare is unfounded. With the exception of a handful of items, Baumgartner claims she has provided Costner's attorney with «pictures of the items she plans to remove.»According to Baumgartner, a hearing to ensure she didn’t «strip the house bare» is uncalled for.A judge ruled on Friday that Baumgartner is permitted to remove her toiletries, clothing, handbags and jewelry from Costner's Beach Club Road Residence.
A judge ruled Friday that Kevin Costner's estranged wife Christine Baumgartner cannot take items from the Carpinteria home they once shared as she moves into a new space. The judge stood behind his tentative ruling during a July 14 hearing.
SANTA BARBARA – Christine Baumgartner, Kevin Costner's estranged wife, appeared in a Santa Barbara courtroom Wednesday as a judge ruled on a tentative child support agreement for the couple. The "Yellowstone" actor will pay the former purse designer $129,755 per month in child support for their three children. Baumgartner initially requested $248,000 monthly in support or "in the alternative, at the guideline rate of $217,300 per month, payable on the first day of each month." Costner was offering $51,940 per month. Judge Thomas Anderle granted an evidentiary hearing, and pending the hearing, Costner and Baumgartner will each be required to pay 50% of their three children's health care expenses, sports and extracurricular activities.
Kevin Costner is set to pay out a hefty sum to his estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner, amid their contentious divorce.On Tuesday, a judge signed a tentative ruling ordering the star to pay $129,000 per month in child support, reports. While the sum is significant, it's only around half of what Baumgartner had been asking for in their divorce.The tentative ruling is pending and subject to possible change depending on an upcoming hearing in the next few months, in which both parties will have a chance to present their arguments.According to the recent court docs, both Costner and Baumgartner will each be responsible for covering 50 percent of health care expenses, as well as the cost of private school tuition and any extracurricular activities.As reported earlier this year, Baumgartner was originally asking the court to award her $248,000 per month in child support.According to court documents obtained by ET, Baumgartner, who shares three teenage children with the actor, provided a 2022 profit and loss statement for Costner's income for all sources in calendar year 2022 and claims Costner earned $19,517,064 in 2022.In a declaration submitted by a certified public accountant hired by Baumgartner to perform a forensic analysis of Costner's «gross cash flow available for child support,» the CPA concluded that Costner's average monthly cash flow is $1,536,808.The CPA determined that the monthly guideline child support due from Costner to Baumgartner is $152,681.
A judge has ruled that Kevin Costner is to pay his estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner, more than $129,000 per month to assist in raising their children.
Kevin Costner has placed a spending limit on the credit cards of his estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner, while they work out the financial terms of their divorce.
Christine Costner is requesting more money. In new court documents obtained by ET, Kevin Costner‘s estranged wife claims the actor’s proposed monthly child support payment of $51,940 is not enough to cover her and her children’s expenses.
A source is speaking out about how Kevin Costner feels after a judge sided with him and ruled that his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner had to vacate the home they once shared as a married couple.
SANTA BARBARA – A judge ruled in favor of Kevin Costner Wednesday and ordered Christine Baumgartner, to vacate their Santa Barbara-area estate by the end of the month. Costner purchased the property before their marriage, and a pre-marital agreement allegedly stipulated that she would not only move out of the home within 30 days, but also no longer live in any of his properties if they divorced. Judge Thomas Anderle denied Baumgartner's request to move out of the residence by Aug.
Kevin Costner's estranged wife went to court on Wednesday and got some harsh news — her request for more time to move out of the star's home was denied and she's also been ordered to move out by the end of the month.Christine Baumgartner, flanked by her attorney, attended the hearing in Santa Barbara, California, and was ordered to move out of Costner's home by July 31. She had previously said in court documents that she would agree to move out by Aug.
Kevin Costner honored the history of America and had hope for the future in a patriotic post celebrating July 4. Costner, 68, carried an American flag in an Instagram snap from a scene in his award-winning, directorial debut, “Dances With Wolves.”“Happy Fourth, friends,” he wrote. “I’ve spent my career diving into the history of America—both the ugly and the beautiful parts of it.”He added, “Today, I celebrate the HOPE that drove our ancestors.
Kevin Costner has made it clear that he wants his estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner, to be out of their California home in less than a month.
Kevin Costner is replying to his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner‘s child support request in court.
Kevin Costner‘s estranged wife Christine Baumgartner seems to be ready to finally follow the rules of their pre-nup and get out of their California mansion — but, on one condition…
Kevin Costner‘s estranged wife has filed new documents in court claiming she’ll move out of their $145 million beachfront compound in Carpinteria, California, provided that he agrees to her child support request.
Kevin Costner's estranged wife has filed new documents in court claiming she'll move out of their $145 million beachfront compound in Carpinteria, California, provided that he agrees to her child support request.Christine Baumgartner filed the legal documents Wednesday morning in the Superior Court of California in Santa Barbara County. In those documents, obtained by ET, Christine claims the former couple's three children — son Cayden, 13, son Hayes, 14, and daughter Grace, 13 — have been in her care since the end of March as «Kevin has been working in another state.»She goes on to claim that the star «has admitted that the children will continue to be in her care for at least half the time in the future.» For this reason, the court documents state that «by seeking to evict Christine, Kevin, as a practical matter, also seeks to evict the children, given that Christine's new home will also be the children's new home more than 50% of the time.»With that being said, Christine has agreed to move out by Aug.
Kevin Costner’s former tenant Daniel Starr shut down rumors that he was romantically involved with the actor’s estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner — and wished the pair well amid their divorce.
Kevin Costner’s former tenant Daniel Starr has insisted nothing happened with him and the “Yellowstone” actor’s estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner.
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner’s split has only gotten messier as the estranged couple continues to duke it out in court.