Kevin Costneris revealing why he lowered his estranged wifeChristine’s credit-card limit to $30,000 per month.
Attorneys for Christine, 49, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment Friday.
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Kevin and Christine Costner at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards in Hollywood on Nov. 8, 2014.Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
In his court document, Costner alleged that Christine (née Baumgartner) “says I have not maintained the status quo because I cancelled one of her credit cards and because I put (a large) limit on the use of the credit card she uses.”
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In a document filed Wednesday, Christine alleged, “Less than two months afterI filed for divorce, Kevin unilaterally (and without any advance notice to me) cancelled one of my credit cards and reduced the limit on my remaining card to $15,000 per month.”
“In a letter sent after-the-fact, Kevin’s lawyer explained that was cut off because I paid my lawyers and experts $105,000 ‘without [Kevin’s] authorization or consent,’ " she continued. “Kevin knew I needed to pay my lawyers, as numerous requests were made for him to make these contributions directly.”
According to the mother of three, her ex “refused to pay what was requested.”
Kevin Costner in March 2019; Christine Costner in November 2019.Jim Bennett/WireImage; Gregg DeGuire/Getty
Jim Bennett/WireImage; Gregg DeGuire/Getty
Christine — who shares sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, plus daughter Grace, 13 with Costner — has said she was staying put until she had a child-support agreement in place in order to set up a “suitable separate household.” Sherequested $248,000 per month, an amount Costner’s side slammed as “inflated.”
“Guideline monthly child support based on Kevin’s gross cash flow available for support is $123,620,” a court document,filed in response to Christine’s Wednesday declaration of order, also stated.
Of their kids, Costner said, “Providing the minor children with more than bare necessities does not require providing ludicrous extravagance designed to primarily benefit the supported parent.”
Kevin and Christine Costner with their three children.Albert L. Ortega/Getty
Costner later proposed $30,000 per month plus moving fees for child support and then, in updated court filings, a higher amount of $51,940 per month.
In her latest filings, Christine called Costner’s updated child-support offer “completely inappropriate.” (The former handbag designer, now unemployed, estimates the two-timeOscarwinner’s cash flow last year to have been $2,043,241 per month.)
“Although Kevin has vast wealth and extraordinary income, he apparently expects his children to live far below his economic circumstances when they are with their mother,” Christine’s lawyers wrote.
“While he resides in his $100 million-plus beachside compound and spends at least $240,000 per month on himself (withthe children with himabout 40% of the time), he thinks that his wife and their children should live on only 20% of that amount.”
Now, her side said they “believe that $217,300 is the correct figure because, historically, the children have spent far more time with Christine than with Kevin due to Kevin’s out-of-town work schedule.” Christine is also requesting that her ex “advance an additional $350,000 in attorney’s fees and $150,000 in forensic costs.”
source: people.com
