Kevin Costner Claims He Can’t Afford to Pay Ex Christine’s Monthly Child Support Demands Amid ‘Yellowstone’ Exit

The tumultuous divorce between Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner continues to get more contentious.

Kevin Costner   claims   estranged wife Christine Baumgartner charged various expensive personal items – including legal fees, cash advances and a car — onto   his   employees’   credit cards without his knowledge. 

Kevin Costner missed a child support hearing — while on vacation with his and Christine Baumgartner‘s kids.

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.

It looks like Kevin Costner isn’t the only one taking huge wins in this messy divorce!

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.

The battle of how much money Christine Baumgartner would receive in child support from Kevin Costner is over.

A judge has issued a temporary ruling determining how much Kevin Costner must pay in child support to his estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner, amid their increasingly contentious divorce.

Christine Baumgartner will receive half of her requested $250,000 monthly child support from Kevin Costner in a tentative ruling set by a judge Tuesday. In documents obtained by Fox News Digital, Judge Thomas Anderle made interim rulings that Baumgartner will receive $129,755 per month in child support.

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.

The terms of Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner‘s divorce is still going on as she just reacted to his monthly child support offer for their three children.

Christine Baumgartner isn’t giving up on her money demands without a fight!

Kevin Costner's estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner, filed new documents Wednesday for a court to enter a guideline child support order pending litigation.  The filing was made hours after a judge ruled in favor of Costner and ordered Baumgartner to vacate their Santa Barbara-area estate by the end of the month. Judge Thomas Anderle set her move out date for July 31.

Kevin Costner claims he was “required” to reduce estranged wife Christine Baumgartner‘s credit card limit amid their ongoing divorce.

Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner’s divorce proceedings are growing even more complicated. Newly filed court documents show that Costner is not willing to pay for the temporary child support that Baumgartner requested, with his lawyers claiming that she’s asking for more money in order to pay her own habits, which include plastic surgery and personal trainer appointments.

Whelp, Kevin Costner must be hating the fact that Yellowstone is coming to an end after season 5! Because he allegedly might not have enough funds when the show is done to cover his child support payments if his estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner, gets her way in their divorce battle.

Kevin's wife of 18 years, is requesting $248,000 per month in child support, but the actor says he's in no financial situation to fork over that kind of dough. "I will earn substantially less in 2023 than I did in 2022. This is because I am no longer under contract for Yellowstone, the principal source of my income last year," he stated in court documents filed this week, which were obtained by Page Six.

Kevin Costner is replying to his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner‘s child support request in court.

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 is claiming that estranged wife Christine Baumgartner is requesting $248,000 in monthly child support payments — which she plans on using for herself.