Kevin Costner has made it clear that he desires his estranged spouse, Christine Baumgartner, to be out of their California dwelling in lower than a month.
In line with court docket paperwork filed on Friday, June 30, Costner’s authorized group believes Baumgartner, 49, “grasps at straws with one baseless argument after one other” amid their consumer’s try to take full possession of the property.
The paperwork, which was obtained by Individuals, famous that the actor, 68, “respectfully requests that Christine be ordered to vacate his separate property residence forthwith and no later than July 13, 2023.”
Costner and Baumgartner have been caught up in a authorized battle over the previous mannequin remaining of their dwelling with their children — Cayden, Logan and Grace — since she filed for divorce in Might, citing irreconcilable variations. (They’re each searching for joint custody of their three children.)
In his submitting, Costner famous that the pair signed a prenuptial settlement with pointers about Baumgartner vacating their dwelling in the event that they cut up. Baumgartner, nevertheless, argued that she didn’t have the funds to maneuver off their property with their youngsters.
“Christine understands that sooner or later sooner or later she and the youngsters should transfer out of the household dwelling,” a June submitting from Baumgartner learn. “She can not accomplish that at this early stage of the case as a result of she doesn’t have enough funding to safe housing that can guarantee the youngsters can preserve comparable requirements of residing within the events’ respective houses.”
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner. Jim Smeal/BEI/Shutterstock
A supply not too long ago instructed Us Weekly that issues might proceed to worsen between the twosome. “For Kevin, it’s fairly cut-and-dried,” an insider revealed final month. “Christine needed this cut up, so she ought to abide by the phrases of their prenup [stating that she] had 30 days to maneuver out after submitting for divorce. This might be a bitter court docket battle. Kevin’s a person of sturdy conviction and cussed to the bone.”
A second insider, in the meantime, instructed Us that Baumgartner thinks Costner ought to depart the property. “Christine feels he must be the one to go,” the supply shared. “She’s so offended with Kevin for what she feels led to the tip of their marriage — him placing work forward of the household.”
Along with the combat over their property, Costner and Baumgartner have continued to commute in court docket over their funds, together with baby help funds. In June court docket paperwork, Baumgartner requested for $248,000 a month to assist help their children. The director, for his half, is attempting to decrease the quantity, claiming in his response that he “will earn considerably much less in 2023” resulting from his departure from Yellowstone and will be unable to pay the requested quantity. He additionally slammed his partner for her spending habits.