Kevin Costner‘s getting off simple paying $129k monthly in little one assist … in keeping with Christine Baumgartner who desires that quantity elevated to make sure their children maintain residing massive once they’re along with her.
Christine filed docs, obtained by TMZ, asking the court docket to rethink the quantity of kid assist Kevin pays on account of 2 components — 1. ensuring the youngsters take pleasure in the identical life-style with each mother and father, and a couple of. what she’s discovered about how a lot cash Kevin’s been making.
She lays it out within the docs, explaining their 4 kids reside in a seaside compound with their dad that is value between $65 million and $95 mil … and so they additionally fly personal on luxurious holidays with Kevin. Christine says he must pay ample little one assist “in order that the kids can go on comparable holidays when they’re along with her. That is true even when the kid assist funds additionally enhance Christine’s life-style.”
Christine says this is not a case of her being grasping, it is the usual required by California household code. Based mostly on that alone, she says the $129k/month will not minimize it, and he or she’s as an alternative estimating $175,057/month. And by the way in which, Christine says that is a deal as a result of that larger quantity “is not going to be ample to copy Kevin’s life-style, however it is going to be ample to permit her to supply a life-style for the kids which is comparatively comparable.”
Now, as for Kevin’s earnings … she says his common money circulation for the final 2 years was $19,248,467 annually, or greater than $1.6 million every month. Based mostly on them having 50/50 custody of the youngsters, she claims California pointers require Kevin to pay that $175k/mo. she’s requesting.
And, she paints a really inexperienced image of Kevin’s funds … claiming he made $11 million for Season 4 of “Yellowstone,” and $10 mil for Season 5. Plus, she says he is scheduled to make $12 million for his upcoming “Horizon” movie, and one other $12 mil for the sequel … which has already been greenlit.
By the way in which, Christine’s been home searching — she says she’s at present residing in a trip rental, however in September she’s transferring right into a month-to-month rental in Montecito for $40k/month. Appears like a candy pad, however within the docs she grouses, “Not like Kevin’s Seashore Membership Compound, the September rental is on the mountain aspect of the freeway. It doesn’t have seaside entrance entry, neither is it strolling distance to the seaside, and has no scenic view.”
