Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner are formally divorced.
The former couple — who for months have had the small print of their contentious cut up publicized within the media — formally terminated their marriage on Friday, in accordance with authorized paperwork obtained by People journal.
Though their divorce was largely 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 hold 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 advised People that the divorce was “amicable.” The rep stated 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 had been married for 16 years. Costner and Silva share three grownup kids.
Child help, the prenup and different disagreements
Much of the Costner-Baumgartner divorce was spent arguing over funds and property.
Initially, Costner advised 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 stated 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 stated she felt pressured to sign up 2004. However, throughout the divorce proceedings Costner’s authorized crew claimed Baumgartner “refused in bad faith” to reply questions on her understanding of their settlement.
The divorce proceedings moreover noticed tense discussions about youngster help funds. In late August, a choose ordered Costner to pay about US$63,000 (about C$85,000) in youngster help, significantly lower than the US$248,000 (round C$335,400) crew Baumgartner initially requested.
Baumgartner, who stated she had no revenue because of being a stay-at-home mother or father, additionally insisted Costner pay for his or her kids’s non-public college 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 crew referred to as the quantity “nothing short of outrageous.”
Their finalized settlement settlement didn’t embrace the US$885,000 quantity, although Costner in July paid no less than US$300,000 (almost C$405,700) towards Baumgartner’s authorized charges.
In October, Costner advised 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 stated. “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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