Yellowstone star Kevin Costner’s estranged wife Christine risks losing millions for months-long legal battle

Kevin Costner’s estranged spouse Christine Baumgartner landed herself in scorching water, aka ongoing court docket battles, after difficult the phrases of their prenuptial settlement, and it may not repay.

The Yellowstone actor and his spouse have been engaged in a bitter authorized battle over the phrases of their divorce settlement, ever since Christine first filed on Might 1.

The previous couple have been at odds over a myriad of points pertaining to their prenup, together with over little one help and their residential properties, and as Christine continues to problem the stipulations within the authorized settlement, she might be dropping out on tens of millions of {dollars}.

In court docket paperwork filed by Kevin’s authorized crew earlier this week, they slammed Christine’s declare that she “did not absolutely perceive” the phrases of their 2004 prenup as “stalling techniques” to pull out their divorce proceedings and as “gamesmanship of the worst type.”

The paperwork reveal Christine is arguing she “felt pressured to signal the settlement due to the circumstances surrounding its execution,” although Kevin’s legal professionals maintained: “This, after she beforehand admitted she entered the settlement underneath her personal ‘free will.'”

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They’ve claimed that all through the months-long authorized battle over their divorce settlement, Christine has refused to reply questions pertaining to her understanding of the prenup earlier than she signed it and her willingness to take action on the time.

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Per Individuals, the Dancing with Wolves’ administrators authorized crew said: “This contradicts the unambiguous language within the PMA whereby Christine represented in all caps that she ‘voluntarily’ and ‘free from duress, fraud or undue affect’ entered into the settlement,” and declared: “Christine can’t have her cake and eat it too.”

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Beneath the phrases of Kevin and Christine’s prenup, it was agreed that the latter would obtain a $1.5 million payout ought to they divorce.

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Nonetheless, their prenup additionally states: “If Christine, in any method, challenges or assists within the problem of the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Settlement, she shall lose any and all rights to obtain any cost, Property or Curiosity from Kevin pursuant to this Settlement.”

Furthermore, the prenup dictates that ought to both occasion retain counsel in an effort to both implement or breach the settlement, as is the case now, the prevailing occasion could be reimbursed for the authorized charges incurred by the non-prevailing occasion.

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There are a number of stipulations of their prenup that Christine has already challenged. Considered one of them is their settlement that ought to Christine file for divorce, she would have 30 days from the date filed to maneuver out of their shared dwelling, which previous to their cut up, was a 1.4-acre cliffside property in Santa Barbara.

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Although Christine initially didn’t abide by the stipulation, she was ordered by a choose to maneuver out of the property by July 31 – she argued for August 31 and Kevin for July 13 – and transferring vehicles have been noticed forward of the deadline at each the Santa Barbara residence and later at one other one among Kevin’s residences not removed from it.

She additionally requested $248,000 monthly in little one help, for his or her children Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13 – the prenup initially allotted $38,000 – and after Kevin gave a counter supply of $123,620 to her $248,000, a choose ordered him to pay $129,000 a month as an alternative.

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