Kevin Costner's Ex Requests $46,000 Increase in Monthly Child Support After Accusing Him of 'Withholding' Evidence of His Finances

The bitter divorce battle between Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner continues.

Kevin Costner ain’t payin’ all that!

The order comes less than a week after Costner’s monthly child support payments were drastically reduced.

Now that the dust has settled on the “contentious” and “acrimonious” battle over how much Kevin Costner should pay his estranged wife in child support, the judge is explaining why he sided with the actor and not Christine Baumgartner.

“Yellowstone” star after a judge ruled that the actor will pay her less than half of her preferred amount of monthly child support.“I will look into the steps I need to take and any schooling I need to do, and I will enter the workforce,” Baumgartner, 49, said in court last week about how she’ll support herself moving forward, according to People.The new ruling came as a win for Costner, 68, as he was tentatively ordered to make monthly payments of $129,755 to the former handbag designer for their three kids — Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13 — in July.But in prior legal documentation, Baumgartner, who filed for divorce from Costner in May after 18 years of marriage, allegedly claimed that the six-figure number still would be “insufficient” and result in the kids not living the same lifestyle with each parent.On Thursday in court, Baumgartner reportedly argued that Costner should cough up more in child support because a luxurious life “is in their DNA at this point.”“It’s an experience,” she claimed, per People, before describing the family home as a “community.”“We create whatever we can dream up in here,” she added.The Post has contacted reps for Costner and Baumgartner for comment. Meanwhile, Baumgartner reportedly starting the next chapter of her life in a $40,000-a-month rental home in Montecito, California.As for Costner, the Oscar-winner allegedly admitted to the court that “my world’s been a little shook up” last week amid the messy split.

Kevin Costner‘s estranged wife Christine Baumgartner is new neighbors with royalty — and yet she still thinks her accommodations are s**tty?!?!

Kevin Costner still has love for his estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner.

Kevin Costner scored a huge victory in court Friday when the judge ruled in his favour and agreed he should only have to pay his estranged wife $63,209 a month in child support, which is drastically less than what she wanted. The child support payments will go into effect Friday. After the court ordered the reduction in child supp

cost this actor far fewer stones.Kevin Costner was ordered to pay ex-wife Christine Baumgartner considerably less child support than she had originally asked after he accused her of “gamesmanship of the worst sort” during their intense divorce battle.A judge ruled Friday that the 68-year-old “Yellowstone” star would be ordered to give Baumgartner just $63,209 monthly, according to TMZ. In legal documents obtained earlier in August by TMZ, the 49-year-old handbag designer asked the court to make Costner pay her around $175,057 per month so that their three kids could experience the same lifestyle with each parent.

It sounds like Elon Musk’s love as a father is NOT unconditional? Nor is his stance on the LGBT community??

Well, the subtext has become text, hasn’t it?

Kevin Costner and his estranged wife appeared in a Santa Barbara, California courtroom on Thursday for a hearing over contested child support, and the showdown proved to be an emotional setting. Christine Baumgartner took the stand and choked back tears when questioning shifted from the “Yellowstone” star’s be

Kevin Costner‘s ex Christine Baumgartner attempted to make a case for increasing the actor’s child support payments while in court on Thursday (August 31).

Christine Baumgartner feels that her estranged husband, Kevin Costner, isn't paying his fair share of child support and that the court-ordered $129,000 per month isn't enough.Baumgartner's legal counsel filed documents recently asking that the court reconsider their previous ruling on how much Costner is obligated to pay so that the lifestyle the children have with her will be equal to the lifestyle they enjoy when with their father.According to the court docs, obtained by ET, Baumgartner argues that, since their kids «fly on a private aircraft to go on luxury vacations when they are with their father, the Family Code dictates that Kevin should pay sufficient child support to Christine so that the children can go on comparable vacations when they are with her.»«This is true even if the child support payments also improve Christine’s lifestyle,» the documents state. «175,057 per month will not be sufficient to replicate Kevin’s lifestyle, but it will be sufficient to allow her to provide a lifestyle for the children which is relatively comparable.

Kevin Costner’s ex-wife still isn’t happy with how much he’s shelling out in child support!

Kevin Costner’s divorce from estranged wife Christine Baumgartner continues to weave it way through the legal system.

cost Kevin more than he thinks.Kevin Costner’s estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner, reportedly wants the “Yellowstone” star to dig deeper into his wallet when it comes to monthly child support — apparently arguing that $129,000 a month isn’t enough to maintain their kids’ lush lifestyle. In legal documents obtained Friday by TMZ, Baumgartner, 49, is allegedly asking the court to make Costner, 68, pay her around $175,057 per month so their three kids can experience the same lifestyle with each parent.Baumgartner reportedly claims in the documents that the kids live with their dad in a beach compound worth between $65 million and $95 million, and take private planes while on fancy vacations with him.

The divorce drama never ends.

Halle Berry and her ex, the French actor Olivier Martinez, have hammered out a custody agreement nearly seven years after they were legally declared single.

Halle Berry and her ex, the French actor Olivier Martinez, have hammered out a custody agreement nearly seven years after they were legally declared single.According to legal documents, obtained by ET, the Oscar-winning actress will pay Martinez $8,000 per month in child support for their 9-year-old son, Maceo. On top of the monthly child support, Berry will also pay Martinez 4.3 percent of any income she receives above $2 million «for additional child support for Maceo.»In the same docs, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, it's noted that Berry, who shares physical and legal custody with Martinez, will also pay for Maceo's private school tuition, school uniforms/supplies as well as 100 percent of any extracurricular activities Maceo's involved with, like soccer.