Kevin Costner scored a significant victory amid his contentious divorce with estranged spouse Christine, after a decide sided with the Yellowstone star and dominated Wednesday that that Christine should vacate their Carpinteria, Calif., beachfront compound, Yahoo Leisure has confirmed — and one authorized professional says the choice is an enormous deal.
Though Kevin needed Christine (née Baumgartner) out by the tip of subsequent week, the decide dominated she has till July 31 to depart the property she claims is value greater than $100 million. Her attorneys have been pushing for a later date, saying she does not have the monetary assets to search out an appropriate place to reside with their three minor kids. Christine attended the listening to in particular person whereas Kevin appeared remotely, based on a supply within the courtroom.
Wednesday’s ruling has main implications for Christine.
Kevin’s attorneys argued the estranged pair’s prenuptial settlement made it clear Christine should vacate the household dwelling inside 30 days of submitting for divorce. (She filed on Might 1 after 18 years of marriage.) A listening to on the validity of the prenup is ready for November, but it surely appears the decide is inclined to implement the doc given the result of at this time’s listening to.
“It was fast to make a ruling on that time earlier than the premarital settlement was decided to be legitimate,” movie star lawyer Chris Melcher tells Yahoo, noting how Christine getting kicked out of the marital residence is critical.
The Costners are dad and mom to Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13. Christine has claimed in paperwork she wants $248,000 a month to make sure she and the children can reside the approach to life to which they’ve grown accustom. Kevin purchased the property in 1988 earlier than he wed Christine. Christine alleged Kevin made $19 million final yr and is value an estimated $400 million. He denied being value that a lot and acknowledged his revenue in 2023 will likely be considerably much less as a result of he’s now not underneath contract for Yellowstone.
“Guideline month-to-month little one assist based mostly on Kevin’s gross money movement obtainable for assist is $123,620,” Kevin’s attorneys acknowledged in papers seen by Yahoo.
“Offering the minor kids with greater than naked requirements doesn’t require offering ludicrous extravagance designed to primarily profit the supported father or mother,” the actor’s attorneys add.
Kevin alleged that Christine is making an attempt to fund her personal lavish life-style, together with “cosmetic surgery bills of $188,500/month.”
Christine is entitled to a divorce settlement of $1.4 million underneath the phrases of the prenuptial settlement. Her attorneys seem poised to try to invalidate the doc. Kevin was taken to the cleaners by his first spouse, Cindy, because it has been reported that they’d some of the costly divorces in Hollywood historical past. It is no shock, then, that he sought to have an ironclad doc in place previous to marrying Christine.
