{"id":67440,"date":"2023-09-11T11:39:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T11:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/?p=67440"},"modified":"2023-09-11T11:39:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T11:39:07","slug":"kevin-costners-wife-loses-big-in-child-support-dispute-after-she-admits-to-getting-money-from-boyfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/lifestyle\/kevin-costners-wife-loses-big-in-child-support-dispute-after-she-admits-to-getting-money-from-boyfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Costners Wife Loses Big In Child Support Dispute After She Admits To Getting Money From Boyfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"
Christine Baumgartner was adamant that she needed additional child support from Kevin Costner to give their three children a comfortable life. However, it appears the actress has been getting financial support from a male friend since leaving the Yellowstone <\/em>star.<\/p>\n As per court records filed on August 30, which were acquired by Us Weekly,<\/em> Kevin contended that Christine didn’t require additional child support, despite her request for an increase, and used an extravagant gift from her new partner as evidence.<\/p>\n \u201cChristine\u2019s attack [on me] is a smoke screen to deflect attention from her lack of candor regarding her own financial situation,\u201d the actor argued in his court filing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cChristine was forced to admit at her deposition that her brother recently gave her $80,000 and her boyfriend recently gave her $20,000,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n RELATED: \u00a0Kim Kardashian Sparkles In Custom Swarvoski Bra At Beyonce’s LA Renaissance Performance<\/span><\/p>\n During the child support dispute last month, Christine testified and faced a direct question regarding her relationship with Josh Connor, a close friend of her estranged husband, after they were spotted together on a trip to Hawaii earlier this year. While giving her testimony, Baumgartner affirmed that she and Connor maintained a strictly platonic friendship, refuting any romantic involvement.<\/p>\n She did admit that he had lent her $20,000. According to Christine, she promptly forwarded half of the sum to her mother and returned the remaining amount to Connor.<\/p>\n Despite Christine’s insistence that she is not romantically involved with Josh Connor, the court ultimately ruled against her request for additional child support.<\/p>\n A post shared by Kevin Costner & Modern West (@kevincostnermodernwest)<\/p>\n Kevin, 68, will now provide Christine, 49, with a monthly payment of $63,209 to support their three children: 15-year-old son Cayden, 14-year-old son Logan, and 12-year-old daughter Grace. Before the court’s decision, Baumgartner had been temporarily receiving $129,755.<\/p>\n Previously, Christine had been advocating for $248,000, arguing that it was necessary to maintain the opulent lifestyle their children deserved. Nonetheless, the court disagreed with her request.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Court order must allow the children to be supported at a level commensurate with Kevin\u2019s considerable wealth, even if that level of support also improves the standard of living of Christine,\u201d her lawyers argued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Despite being married for nearly twenty years, Kevin and Christine had a strict prenup, that only entitled her to a little more than $1 million, in addition to child support and financial help financing a place to live. The prenup left the family home to Kevin, as he purchased it over a decade before tying the knot with Christine in 2003.<\/p>\n\n
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