Two days in the past, Kevin Costner’s estranged spouse Christine was seen smiling as she left a court docket listening to of their ongoing divorce proceedings following a positive ruling.
How rapidly the momentum has shifted.
On Friday, it was the Yellowstone actor who chalked up a win when California Superior Court docket Decide Thomas Anderle granted Kevin’s request for a movement to dam Christine from taking sure gadgets from their lavish house in Carpinteria, Calif.
“Christine shall be permitted to take away her toiletries, clothes, purses and jewellery,” the signed order learn, in keeping with Individuals. In the meantime, his spouse of 19 years is just not allowed to take “every other gadgets of property together with, however not restricted to, furnishings, furnishings, home equipment, and paintings.”
Kevin had legally requested Thursday that she be barred from taking any of his property. His facet argued that there is “no neighborhood property” underneath their premarital settlement, and that gadgets on an inventory of what she deliberate to take together with her as she left the house should not hers. Additionally they complained that the checklist was too basic.
Christine’s crew countered that their checklist included pictures of the gadgets. They mentioned Kevin “complained that reference to ‘some pots and pans’ was so imprecise he was unable to consent to their elimination,” regardless of his earnings of $24 million final yr.
She argued, per The Blast, “There is no such thing as a thriller as to what I plan to take away. Kevin is not going to be harmed by my elimination of any of the gadgets I’ve listed, and positively not private gadgets equivalent to my Peloton bike and household heirlooms.”
Additionally on Friday, Individuals reported that Kevin claimed in a court docket submitting that his spouse had secretly been planning their breakup for months earlier than telling him in April that she deliberate to file for divorce.
“Months earlier than separation,” the doc learn, “though the events had at all times leased their cars, with out [Costner’s] data or consent, [Christine] purchased an costly automobile for her private use (most likely as a result of the [prenuptial agreement] permits her to take that automobile together with her).”
He additionally accuses her of “taking money advances” on bank cards belonging to workers members, in addition to his personal property, with out his permission.
In response, Christine claimed that Kevin was making an attempt to “smear” her within the media.
This chapter of the messy divorce comes as Christine (née Baumgartner) is transferring out of the palatial house that she shares with Kevin and their three teenage youngsters. She was ordered by the court docket to take action on July 5, after she claimed he was making an attempt to kick her out. In the meantime, Kevin maintained that Christine was refusing to go away and, by doing so, was violating what they agreed to earlier than marriage.
As Yahoo has beforehand reported, Christine is entitled to a divorce settlement of $1.4 million underneath the phrases of their prenuptial settlement, which she is contesting.
After his first divorce from then-wife Cindy, reported to be some of the costly in Hollywood historical past, the Oscar winner sought to have an ironclad doc in place previous to marrying Christine. Whereas a November trial date has been set relating to the validity and enforceability of the prenup, in keeping with Yahoo’s authorized sources, the choose has to date signaled that he finds the doc to be binding.
