Kevin Costner craves ‘more perfect union’ in July 4th post as nasty divorce from estranged wife Christine Baumgartner rages on

The tumultuous divorce between Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner continues to get more contentious.

Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner continues to get more contentious.Baumgartner is addressing claims made by Costner's legal team that she's going to take items she is not authorized to take when she leaves their home — which she was ordered to move out of by July 31.In legal documents obtained by ET, Baumgartner states there is no emergency basis for Costner's concerns and his «apparent» fear that she will strip the house bare is unfounded. With the exception of a handful of items, Baumgartner claims she has provided Costner's attorney with «pictures of the items she plans to remove.»According to Baumgartner, a hearing to ensure she didn’t «strip the house bare» is uncalled for.A judge ruled on Friday that Baumgartner is permitted to remove her toiletries, clothing, handbags and jewelry from Costner's Beach Club Road Residence.

SANTA BARBARA – Christine Baumgartner, Kevin Costner's estranged wife, appeared in a Santa Barbara courtroom Wednesday as a judge ruled on a tentative child support agreement for the couple. The "Yellowstone" actor will pay the former purse designer $129,755 per month in child support for their three children.  Baumgartner initially requested $248,000 monthly in support or "in the alternative, at the guideline rate of $217,300 per month, payable on the first day of each month." Costner was offering $51,940 per month. Judge Thomas Anderle granted an evidentiary hearing, and pending the hearing, Costner and Baumgartner will each be required to pay 50% of their three children's health care expenses, sports and extracurricular activities.

Kevin Costner is set to pay out a hefty sum to his estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner, amid their contentious divorce.On Tuesday, a judge signed a tentative ruling ordering the star to pay $129,000 per month in child support, reports. While the sum is significant, it's only around half of what Baumgartner had been asking for in their divorce.The tentative ruling is pending and subject to possible change depending on an upcoming hearing in the next few months, in which both parties will have a chance to present their arguments.According to the recent court docs, both Costner and Baumgartner will each be responsible for covering 50 percent of health care expenses, as well as the cost of private school tuition and any extracurricular activities.As reported earlier this year, Baumgartner was originally asking the court to award her $248,000 per month in child support.According to court documents obtained by ET, Baumgartner, who shares three teenage children with the actor, provided a 2022 profit and loss statement for Costner's income for all sources in calendar year 2022 and claims Costner earned $19,517,064 in 2022.In a declaration submitted by a certified public accountant hired by Baumgartner to perform a forensic analysis of Costner's «gross cash flow available for child support,» the CPA concluded that Costner's average monthly cash flow is $1,536,808.The CPA determined that the monthly guideline child support due from Costner to Baumgartner is $152,681.

A judge has ruled that Kevin Costner is to pay his estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner, more than $129,000 per month to assist in raising their children.

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A source is speaking out about how Kevin Costner feels after a judge sided with him and ruled that his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner had to vacate the home they once shared as a married couple.

SANTA BARBARA – A judge ruled in favor of Kevin Costner Wednesday and ordered Christine Baumgartner, to vacate their Santa Barbara-area estate by the end of the month. Costner purchased the property before their marriage, and a pre-marital agreement allegedly stipulated that she would not only move out of the home within 30 days, but also no longer live in any of his properties if they divorced.  Judge Thomas Anderle denied Baumgartner's request to move out of the residence by Aug.

Kevin Costner's estranged wife went to court on Wednesday and got some harsh news — her request for more time to move out of the star's home was denied and she's also been ordered to move out by the end of the month.Christine Baumgartner, flanked by her attorney, attended the hearing in Santa Barbara, California, and was ordered to move out of Costner's home by July 31. She had previously said in court documents that she would agree to move out by Aug.

Kevin Costner honored the history of America and had hope for the future in a patriotic post celebrating July 4.  Costner, 68, carried an American flag in an Instagram snap from a scene in his award-winning, directorial debut, "Dances With Wolves." "Happy Fourth, friends," he wrote. "I’ve spent my career diving into the history of America—both the ugly and the beautiful parts of it."           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Kevin Costner & Modern West (@kevincostnermodernwest) He added, "Today, I celebrate the HOPE that drove our ancestors.

Kevin Costner has made it clear that he wants his estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner, to be out of their California home in less than a month.

Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner’s divorce proceedings are growing even more complicated. Newly filed court documents show that Costner is not willing to pay for the temporary child support that Baumgartner requested, with his lawyers claiming that she’s asking for more money in order to pay her own habits, which include plastic surgery and personal trainer appointments.

Kevin Costner is replying to his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner‘s child support request in court.

Kevin Costner is claiming that estranged wife Christine Baumgartner is requesting $248,000 in monthly child support payments — which she plans on using for herself.

Kevin Costner has faced difficulties while finding a filming location in Utah for the second installment of his upcoming film series, "Horizon: An American Saga." Costner opened up about his latest passion project in an interview with local outlet St. George News. "Every day, my dream was to film at this other place.

Kevin Costner‘s “out of the blue” split from Christine Baumgartner maybe wasn’t so blindsiding, after all?

A rumor about Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner‘s divorce was just denied by another person directly involved in it.

Kevin Costner’s former tenant Daniel Starr shut down rumors that he was romantically involved with the actor’s estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner — and wished the pair well amid their divorce.

Kevin Costner's former tenant is vehemently denying he ever had an intimate relationship with the star's estranged wife, Christine. Daniel Starr, a real estate developer, spoke to just days after  reported that a furious Costner found out Christine had been regularly hanging out with Starr while the actor was away filming. According to the outlet, Costner also angrily confronted Daniel about it. reported that Daniel, 42, eventually cut his 12-month lease short when he moved out of the former couple's beachfront guest house in nearby Santa Barbara, California, back in March.

Kevin Costner’s former tenant Daniel Starr has insisted nothing happened with him and the “Yellowstone” actor’s estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner.