Kevin Costner seemed in courtroom on Thursday for a listening to about his estranged spouse Christine’s call for for kid aid.
“The Yellowstone” celebrity was once viewable along with his legal professionals, together with Laura Wasser, outdoor the Santa Barbara courtroom all over a lunch crack. He was once there to answer Christine’s request for $161,592 according to moment for his or her 3 youngsters, sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, and daughter Grace, 13. Costner’s staff presented $60,000 according to moment rather.
Christine filed for split-up in Might later 18 years of marriage. She is recently receiving $129,000 according to moment in kid aid from Costner, 68.
In courtroom paperwork bought by means of PEOPLE on Aug. 26, Christine claimed {that a} forensic accountant had motivated that Costner’s moderate per month source of revenue was once $1.6 million.
She stated that in line with this quantity and a 50/50 custody association, the kid aid that California legislation calls for was once $175,057 according to moment. She stated this is able to permit the kids to guard a way of life that was once “relatively comparable” to the only that they had with their father.
The paperwork additionally stated that Christine sought after to produce certain that she and Costner’s “three minor children will continue to have the benefit of the lifestyle that has been made possible by Kevin’s substantial earnings and wealth.”
On Thursday, Christine’s legal professional John Rydell stated that they had been decreasing their kid aid request to $161,592 according to moment, in step with the original overview by means of the forensic accountant. He additionally stated that the way of living that Christine and Costner’s youngsters had been impaired to was once “in their DNA at this point.”
Christine testified in courtroom and checked out pictures of the Santa Barbara compound that she left as a part of their prenup. She referred to it as “ours” and stated it had a volleyball courtroom, a farmland, an infinity puddle, and two visitor homes.
She defined how a decrease lifestyle would have an effect on their youngsters. She stated their youngsters beloved the sea and that the surf storage was once 50 steps from “toes in the water.”
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PEOPLE reported that Christine moved out of the people’s space at the $145 million Santa Barbara compound and stayed at a smaller space at the quality. Nearest she moved to a close-by condo house for $40,000 according to moment, as showed in courtroom on Thursday.
“Christine is making an attempt to reserve the whole thing as standard as conceivable,” the supply advised PEOPLE in July.
Once they break, Costner’s rep stated in a commentary, “It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action.”
