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.
01.07.2023 - 00:35 / perezhilton.com
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.
As you may know, Christine asked the 68-year-old actor to give her a whopping $248,000 per month for their three kids: Grace, Hayes, and Cayden. Meanwhile, Kevin believed around $52,000 would be more fair. He’s arguing she allegedly only requested the ridiculous amount to spend on cosmetic procedures and potentially other expenses that have “nothing” to do with their children. But there appears to be more behind Kevin’s push back on the child support payments!
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He claims he cannot pay the massive amount each month, especially once Yellowstone is done. He said in court documents filed this week, per Page Six:
Kevin – who has starred as the patriarch John Dutton since the popular series began in 2018 – then called Christine’s request “astonishing,” noting that her assessment of his finances was not correct as his earnings are “variable and can change quite dramatically” at any point. The Bodyguard star argued that she even “understood” this year was going to be “a difficult year financially.” But Christine doesn’t seem to care too much about that detail now! Ultimately, if the 49-year-old’s demands are granted, he would not be able to “afford to pay those amounts and pay my living and business expenses without liquidating assets.”
Yeesh. That doesn’t sound good for Kevin…
This filing is the latest in the nasty divorce battle between the Oscar winn
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.
her $129,755 per month in child support — half of what she originally wanted.Baumgartner, 49, “only wants to take care of and support her children,” an inside source told People on Thursday.“The divorce is not their fault,” the source continued. “She doesn’t want them to suffer, or experience negative life changes because of it.”The insider also divulged the alleged toll that this has taken on the mom.“It’s all stressful for Christine, but she is trying to stay positive,” the source told the outlet.The Post reached out to representatives for both Costner and Baumgartner.In early May, the couple filed for divorce citing “irreconcilable differences” — but it has quickly turned into a tense and vicious legal with a battle over their Santa Barbara, California, home and claims of lavish spending.The couple wed in September 2004.
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.
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.
that was seen by The Post.The couple will be required to each pay 50% of their children’s private school tuition, extracurricular activities and unreimbursed health care expenses under the interim ruling made by Judge Thomas Anderle. However, per TMZ, the child support order is temporary and there will be a full hearing over the next few months, which means that the monetary amount is subject to change.
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.
Christine Baumgartner isn’t giving up on her money demands without a fight!
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.
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.The Costners, who tied the knot in 2004, share three children: Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13. Christine filed for divorce from the actor in May.
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 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.
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 claimed he cannot afford to pay estranged wife Christine Baumgartner $248,000 a month in child support now that he is no longer “under contract” for Yellowstone.
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.
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 and Christine Baumgartner’s split is growing more contentious. The couple, who were together for almost two decades, announced their split earlier this year.
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner’s split has only gotten messier as the estranged couple continues to duke it out in court.