Kevin Costner, Christine Baumgartner finalize rocky divorce – National | 24CA News
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner are formally divorced.
The former couple — who for months have had the main points of their contentious break up publicized within the media — formally terminated their marriage on Friday, in response to authorized paperwork obtained by People journal.
Though their divorce was principally settled in September, a part of the ultimate settlement decided each Costner, 69, and Baumgartner, 49, could be excused from attending a beforehand mandated co-parenting course.
They will preserve joint custody of their three kids collectively: Cayden, 16, Hayes, 15, and Grace, 13.
Baumgartner first filed for divorce in May 2023 after being married to Costner for 18 years. She cited “irreconcilable differences” as grounds for the divorce.
In September, a consultant for Costner instructed People that the divorce was “amicable.” The rep mentioned Costner and Baumgartner reached a “mutually agreed upon resolution of all issues pertaining to their divorce proceedings.”
Costner has been married as soon as earlier than, to Cindy Silva. They wed in 1978 and have been married for 16 years. Costner and Silva share three grownup kids.
Child assist, the prenup and different disagreements
Much of the Costner-Baumgartner divorce was spent arguing over funds and property.
Initially, Costner instructed the courts that Baumgartner refused to maneuver out of his southern California home, regardless of a clause of their prenuptial settlement necessitating she vacate. Costner claimed the settlement, which was signed when the couple married in 2004, gave Baumgartner 30 days to exit the property after submitting for divorce.
Costner mentioned he gave Baumgartner US$1.2 million (almost C$1.6 million) as a part of the prenuptial settlement, in addition to US$200,000 (about C$274,000) for a downpayment for a brand new residence.
At the time, Baumgartner argued she didn’t perceive the phrases of the prenuptial settlement and mentioned she felt pressured to check in 2004. However, throughout the divorce proceedings Costner’s authorized group claimed Baumgartner “refused in bad faith” to reply questions on her understanding of their settlement.
The divorce proceedings moreover noticed tense discussions about youngster assist funds. In late August, a choose ordered Costner to pay about US$63,000 (about C$85,000) in youngster assist, significantly lower than the US$248,000 (round C$335,400) group Baumgartner initially requested.
Baumgartner, who mentioned she had no revenue because of being a stay-at-home dad or mum, additionally insisted Costner pay for his or her kids’s non-public faculty tuition, extracurriculars and health-care bills.
In the ultimate months of the proceedings, Baumgartner requested Costner pay US$885,000 (almost C$1.2 million) towards her authorized charges. Costner and his authorized group known as the quantity “nothing short of outrageous.”
Their finalized settlement settlement didn’t embody the US$885,000 quantity, although Costner in July paid at the very least US$300,000 (almost C$405,700) towards Baumgartner’s authorized charges.
In October, Costner instructed Fox News there’s “no winner” within the divorce.
“When you have a life that long with somebody, there is no winner … and it’s this big, crazy thing called life and how it unravels so quickly,” he mentioned. “One minute you feel like you’re on top of the world, and then you realize how, you know, how vulnerable you are.”
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