Kevin Costner ain’t payin’ all that!
In case you’ve been maintaining with the Yellowstone actor’s divorce information, you’ll know his soon-to-be ex-wife Christine Baumgartner has been gunning for a reasonably penny from her estranged hubby — to say the LEAST. She already misplaced her bid for ENORMOUS youngster help funds, nevertheless it now looks as if she’s attempting to complement that payment elsewhere — in professional witness and legal professional’s charges!
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In keeping with a number of retailers, Christine desires Kevin to pay a “whopping” $885,000 towards her authorized charges… Along with what he’s already forked out. However his legal professional ain’t buyin’ it.
On Monday, the Man of Metal star’s lawyer Parima Pandkhou filed a response to the request within the Superior Court docket of California, calling it “unreasonable” and “nothing in need of ridiculous.” She argued:
“When the numbers are so giant, it’s simple to lose perspective of the particular worth of those numbers. To exhibit the sensible worth of Christine’s requested award: $885,000 pays for 1,106 hours of legal professional time at a price of $800/hour.”
Oop! Whenever you break it down like that, that does sound fairly wild…
In response to Christine’s argument that Kevin has spent extra on authorized charges, so she ought to be awarded extra, Parima added that that’s solely due to her personal decisions:
“The quantity Kevin has incurred can’t be the talisman of how a lot Christine ought to be awarded in charges. That’s as a result of Kevin has been compelled to spend substantial legal professional’s charges because of Christine’s uncooperative conduct.”
Rattling! It looks as if Christine is floundering… particularly after being ordered to pay a few of Kevin’s authorized charges! And but once more, this all appears to be a query of equity for. her — and she or he defines that as she deserves to be simply as wealthy as he’s. To date judges haven’t agreed!
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