Loud divorce in Hollywood. Kevin Costner divorced at his wife's request and will pay a huge pension for three children
Loud Hollywood scam. The great actor was left alone after his model wife asked for a divorce after 20 years of marriage. In what is probably the divorce of the year, Kevin Costner's split from his model wife is being widely discussed online. The judge announced, according to the Associated Press, that the actor's divorce was finalized on Tuesday, February 20. His wife of almost two decades, fashion model Christina Baumgartner, filed for divorce nine months ago, while a real battle was raging in court over alimony and child custody.
Misunderstandings about child support
Kevin Costner and his wife Christine Baumgartner are now officially divorced, according to documents filed in court Tuesday, a judge quoted by the AP said.
The couple's marriage ended nine months after she filed for divorce, according to a Santa Barbara County Circuit Court decision.
In the months following their split, Costner and Baumgartner battled in court over child custody and child support and appeared to be facing a difficult and contentious legal battle.
However, in September they reached an agreement, thereby avoiding the scandal that journalists considered inevitable.
How much child support will Costner pay for his three children?
They will have joint custody of their sons, ages 16 and 15, and daughter, age 13.
In September, a judge ordered Costner to pay about $63,000 a month in child support after she asked for about $175,000 a month.
Costner, 69, and Baumgartner, 48, a model and handbag designer, began dating in 1998 and married at his Colorado ranch in 2004.
It was the second marriage of Costner, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning star of "Yellowstone" and such films as "Dances with Wolves," "Bodyguard" and "Bull Durham."
He also has four adult children from previous relationships.
