Kevin Costner Divorce from Christine Baumgartner Updates

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.

Fortunately, that ugly battle is over. However rumors about Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner’s divorce persist.

What actually occurred? How did all of it go down? And who “received” in court docket?

In Could 2023, Christine Baumgartner filed for divorce

Based on court docket paperwork, Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner truly broke up a month earlier than the submitting.

Later in Could, Costner filed his formal response to her divorce petition.

It was there that he talked about the couple’s prenuptial settlement. This is able to 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 people have mother and father or grandparents who’re enormous followers of Yellowstone. However for Christine Baumgartner, this was the present — with its many scheduling delays — that stored her husband away from his household for prolonged intervals of time. (Episodes take for much longer to movie than to look at, of us)

The again half of Season 5 and of Yellowstone‘s closing season meant that his time away from residence stretched on longer than he’d meant.

The subject of Yellowstone got here up when discussing funds and baby help. At one level, Costner’s attorneys claimed that he can be unable to afford the requested baby help as a result of diminished revenue after he left the collection. Baumgartner’s attorneys famous that he would nonetheless be a revenue participant even after departing the present.

Clearly, they fought about cash

Because the divorce kicked off in 2023, Kevin Costner accused Christine Baumgartner of withdrawing tens of 1000’s of {dollars} from his checking account with a view to pay her divorce attorneys and rent a forensic accountant.

Apparently, because of this he lowered her bank card restrict to $30,000 per thirty days.

At this household’s degree of wealth, all the numbers are giant. It is rather 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 youngsters) of important funds to stay, eat, and (sure) to pay for the divorce.

Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner struggled over their marital residence

Throughout 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.

Although Costner was apparently keen to supply cash for a rental residence and transferring prices. Nevertheless, Baumgartner’s legal professional argued in court docket paperwork that he didn’t even have a authorized proper to expel her and their youngsters from the house.

Christine Baumgartner requested to stay on the property till August of that 12 months. She sought to discover a residence that may be a very good match for the kids. Nevertheless, a court docket denied her request, and she or he 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 baby help battle

In June of 2023, Christine Baumgartner reportedly requested $248,000 per thirty days in baby help. She famous in her court docket submitting that even this full quantity would imply a downgrade within the life-style to which the kids have been accustomed. She requested for a number of particular funds for the kids, however didn’t request spousal help in that submitting.

Courtroom paperwork alleged that Costner was making $1,537,000 (roughly) every month. He’s 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.

In the end, household court docket dominated that Costner pays Baumgartner $129,755 per thirty days in baby 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 kids, together with healthcare and sports activities. A decide later knocked Costner’s month-to-month baby 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. Household 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 kids’s training to medical prices, and extra.

In the meantime, Costner allegedly deposited cash into an account for Baumgartner in a transfer that she claimed was a trick — one to undercut her in court docket.

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 will 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 truth, he had moved out forward of the top of his lease. One imagines that he needed to flee the drama-by-proxy. Christine did go on up to now, however not her tenant.

Did Kevin Costner inform their children concerning the divorce over Zoom?

Based on Christine Baumgartner, Kevin Costner broke the divorce information to their children over video chat. She’d hoped to speak to the kids collectively and in particular person.

“He insisted that he had the appropriate to inform them that we have been getting divorced ‘first’ and inform them privately ‘with out me current,’” Baumgartner accused in a court docket submitting. “After a 24-year relationship, from his lodge room in Las Vegas, Kevin instructed our three youngsters that we have been getting divorced over a 10-minute Zoom name with out me current.”

He had deliberate to be residence 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 court docket battle to work out the phrases, which they stored personal (principally).

Then, in February of 2024, the wedding formally ended. The court docket finalized their divorce.