Kevin Costner‘s estranged spouse, Christine Baumgartner, has moved into an expensive $40,000-a-month rental residence in Montecito, California, after shedding her bid for elevated baby help. The four-bedroom property incorporates a pool, jacuzzi, manicured gardens and results in wooded mountaineering trails.
However, throughout her courtroom testimony, Baumgartner complained that the rental shouldn’t be similar to Costner’s waterfront property, to which she and their youngsters have grown accustomed. She mentioned guests “must are available [to the main house] to make use of the bathe.”
When the “Yellowstone” star and Baumgartner’s divorce proceedings first started, she requested greater than $175,000 in baby help, which was a $46,000 improve from what he had been paying her. A choose dominated Friday that Costner would pay $63,000 per thirty days in baby help as an alternative of the $160,000-plus that Baumgartner needed.
However, the previous purse designer’s lawyer, John Rydell, later mentioned that he and his consumer had been decreasing the requested quantity to $161,592 per thirty days following a forensic accountant’s up to date evaluation.
Despite Baumgartner’s lower, the quantity was nonetheless a far cry from Costner’s proposal of $60,000 per thirty days, which she believed was inadequate to keep up the established order. “Because the youngsters fly on non-public plane to go on luxurious holidays when they’re with their father, the Family Code dictates that Kevin ought to pay enough baby help to Christine in order that the youngsters can go on luxurious holidays with their mom,” Baumgartner’s lawyer mentioned.
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The couple has three kids collectively: Caden, 16; Hayes, 14; and Grace, 13. Baumgartner complained in courtroom that her new residence wasn’t “comparable” to Costner’s waterfront property. She famous that her sons must share a toilet whereas her daughter would share hers “with the home.”
Despite the continued authorized battles between the couple, Costner has been noticed stepping out together with his son after profitable the kid help battle towards Baumgartner. The “Yellowstone” star broke his silence on his “horrible” divorce from Baumgartner after his courtroom win.
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