{"id":234964,"date":"2023-09-06T14:35:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=234964"},"modified":"2023-09-06T14:35:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:35:47","slug":"kevin-costner-wins-ordered-to-pay-estranged-wife-63k-in-child-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/celebrities\/kevin-costner-wins-ordered-to-pay-estranged-wife-63k-in-child-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Costner Wins, Ordered To Pay Estranged Wife $63K In Child Support"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kevin Costner<\/strong> just found out how big of a check he has to cut to his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner<\/strong> each month for child support … and he’s going to be happy.<\/p>\n The judge in Kevin and Christine’s divorce ruled Friday that Kevin’s going to be forking over $63,209 — that’s exactly what he said was appropriate. $63k is less than half of what she was getting in temporary support<\/strong> — $129k. And remember, she originally asked<\/strong> for $248k a month.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s an end to a bitter back and forth between Kevin and Christine over how much he should be ponying up.<\/p>\n During Friday’s hearing, Kevin took the stand and answered some questions from his lawyer, Disso Queen Laura Wasser<\/strong>, saying … “Somehow in this unusual world we didn’t make it and I’m sorry.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kevin said his biggest concern going into the relationship with Christine was having kids and getting divorced … because he had 3 kids with his first wife and got divorced. Kevin and Christine ended up having 3 kids and getting divorced too.<\/p>\n Remember … Christine originally asked for $248,000 a month in child support, but Kevin claimed she was padding the bill simply because he could afford it … with Costner claiming the actual amount<\/strong> she needs for their kids is around $51k a month.<\/p>\n In the end, the judge went closer to Kevin’s figure.<\/p>\n The actor’s testimony also featured Kevin saying he wanted to pass his properties down to his kids and he said, “I don’t hide money from my wife.”<\/p>\n