Kevin Costner‘s getting off straightforward paying $129k monthly in youngster help … in keeping with Christine Baumgartner who desires that quantity elevated to make sure their youngsters preserve dwelling massive once they’re along with her.
Christine filed docs, obtained by TMZ, asking the court docket to rethink the quantity of kid help Kevin pays resulting from 2 elements — 1. ensuring the youngsters take pleasure in the identical life-style with each dad and mom, and a pair 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 dwell in a seashore compound with their dad that is price between $65 million and $95 mil … they usually additionally fly non-public on luxurious holidays with Kevin.
You may recall, Kevin took the youngsters to Aspen final month — proper after Christine had them in Hawaii. She says Kevin must pay ample youngster help “in order that the youngsters can go on comparable holidays when they’re along with her. That is true even when the kid help funds additionally enhance Christine’s life-style.”
Christine says that is merely the usual required by California household code. Based mostly on that alone, she says the $129k/month will not lower 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 greater quantity “is not going to be ample to duplicate Kevin’s life-style, however it is going to be ample to permit her to supply a life-style for the youngsters which is comparatively comparable.”
Now, as for Kevin’s revenue … she says his common money circulation for the final 2 years was $19,248,467 every year, 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 profession … 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 looking — she says she’s at the moment dwelling 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 Seaside Membership Compound, the September rental is on the mountain facet of the freeway. It doesn’t have seashore entrance entry, neither is it strolling distance to the seashore, and has no scenic view.”