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The Kevin Costner divorce from Christine Baumgartner made headlines all through 2023.
It was contentious. It was litigious. And a few of the numbers have been downright-mind-boggling.
Thankfully, that ugly battle is over. But rumors about Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner’s divorce persist.
What actually occurred? How did all of it go down? And who “received” in courtroom?
In May 2023, Christine Baumgartner filed for divorce
According to courtroom paperwork, Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner really broke up a month earlier than the submitting.
Later in May, Costner filed his formal response to her divorce petition.
It was there that he talked about the couple’s prenuptial settlement. This would in the end determine into their divorce, escalating the drama of their contentious cut up.
‘Yellowstone’ performed a task in Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner’s divorce
Many of us have dad and mom or grandparents who’re big followers of Yellowstone. But for Christine Baumgartner, this was the present — with its many scheduling delays — that stored her husband away from his household for prolonged durations of time. (Episodes take for much longer to movie than to observe, people)
The again half of Season 5 and of Yellowstone‘s last season meant that his time away from house stretched on longer than he’d meant.
The subject of Yellowstone got here up when discussing funds and youngster help. At one level, Costner’s attorneys claimed that he can be unable to afford the requested youngster help as a consequence of diminished earnings after he left the sequence. Baumgartner’s attorneys famous that he would nonetheless be a revenue participant even after departing the present.
Obviously, they fought about cash
As the divorce kicked off in 2023, Kevin Costner accused Christine Baumgartner of withdrawing tens of 1000’s of {dollars} from his checking account in an effort to pay her divorce attorneys and rent a forensic accountant.
Apparently, for this reason he diminished her bank card restrict to $30,000 per 30 days.
At this household’s stage of wealth, all the numbers are massive. It could be very regular for divorcing {couples} to withdraw or transfer cash — what issues is whether or not they have a proper to take action, and whether or not they’re depriving their ex (or kids) of important funds to reside, eat, and (sure) to pay for the divorce.
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner struggled over their marital house
During their 2023 divorce battle, Costner claimed that his now-estranged spouse was refusing to abide by the prenup. Apparently, the settlement was that she would vacate the property inside 30 days.
Though Costner was apparently keen to supply cash for a rental house and transferring prices. However, Baumgartner’s legal professional argued in courtroom paperwork that he didn’t even have a authorized proper to expel her and their kids from the house.
Christine Baumgartner requested to stay on the property till August of that 12 months. She sought to discover a house that might be an excellent match for the youngsters. However, a courtroom denied her request, and he or she moved out in July — solely days earlier than the court-ordered date to vacate. She and Costner nonetheless managed to feud over what number of pots and pans she took together with her.
Most infamously, their divorce included a toddler help battle
In June of 2023, Christine Baumgartner reportedly requested $248,000 per 30 days in youngster help. She famous in her courtroom submitting that even this full quantity would imply a downgrade within the life-style to which the youngsters have been accustomed. She requested for a number of particular funds for the youngsters, however didn’t request spousal help in that submitting.
Court paperwork alleged that Costner was making $1,537,000 (roughly) every month. He is a prolific actor who has been well-known for many years and, in fact, continues to work. Costner protested that he was now making much less, as he was not on Yellowstone.
Ultimately, household courtroom dominated that Costner pays Baumgartner $129,755 per 30 days in youngster help. He additionally needed to fork over six figures in numerous prices, together with attorneys’ charges. The pair should contribute equally to particular bills for the youngsters, together with healthcare and sports activities. A judge later knocked Costner’s month-to-month youngster help funds all the method all the way down to $63,209.
The Kevin Costner divorce cash fights continued
In 2022, Kevin Costner allegedly made $19,517,064. Family bills that 12 months got here all the way down to $6,645,285. This meant all the things from sustaining the house to the youngsters’s schooling to medical prices, and extra.
Meanwhile, Costner allegedly deposited cash into an account for Baumgartner in a transfer that she claimed was a trick — one to undercut her in courtroom.
Firing again, Kevin Costner argued in June of 2023 that Christine Baumgartner was utilizing 60 % of the kid help cash for private bills, like her personal personal coach. Divorce fights may be so contentious!
Did Christine Baumgartner get with their former neighbor?
Amidst the preliminary Kevin Costner divorce information got here a rumor that Christine Baumgartner had gotten with Daniel Starr, who had as soon as been a tenant on their Santa Barbara property.
Starr himself debunked the rumor to TMZ, noting that he had moved away from the property. Costner and Baumgartner had been his landlords and nothing extra.
In reality, he had moved out forward of the tip of his lease. One imagines that he wished to flee the drama-by-proxy. Christine did go on so far, however not her tenant.
Did Kevin Costner inform their children concerning the divorce over Zoom?
According to Christine Baumgartner, Kevin Costner broke the divorce information to their children over video chat. She’d hoped to speak to the youngsters collectively and in individual.
“He insisted that he had the suitable to inform them that we have been getting divorced ‘first’ and inform them privately ‘with out me current,’” Baumgartner accused in a courtroom submitting. “After a 24-year relationship, from his lodge room in Las Vegas, Kevin instructed our three kids that we have been getting divorced over a 10-minute Zoom name with out me current.”
He had deliberate to be house 5 days later. Baumgartner expressed her confusion over why he broke the information on this method.
The Christine Baumgartner and Kevin Costner divorce is settled
In September of 2023, Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner settled their bitter divorce. It had taken 4 months of an intense and dramatic courtroom battle to work out the phrases, which they stored personal (largely).
Then, in February of 2024, the wedding formally ended. The courtroom finalized their divorce.
