Kevin Costner’s divorce: court documents reveal expenses and support request
Court documents in Kevin Costner’s ongoing divorce proceedings with estranged wife Christine Baumgartner reveal how the celebrated actor spends his nearly $20 million-a-year salary — and some of the recurring expenses that have prompted Baumgartner to request $248,000 a month in support.
According to legal paperwork, Baumgartner, 49, claimed that Costner, 68, makes an estimated $1,537,000 a month from his various jobs as an actor and director. She listed their monthly expenses — which have been paid for by Costner — as over $550,000 and noted she did not have the funds to maintain the family’s current lifestyle. (She filed the paperwork after Costner took legal action to get her out of their shared home.)
Baumgartner listed the family’s expenses from 2022 to support her argument — and mentioned their extravagant purchases included a private jet. The former couple spent $830,000 on gifts throughout the past year and $238,000 on medical costs. Meanwhile, nearly $100,000 went to gardeners and a ranch manager. She also spent $222,000 on her credit card with the twosome dropping nearly $22,000 on spa services, $34,000 on golf and club dues and $84,000 on household help.
The court documents also listed the household expenses of $64,000 on cleaning, $12,000 on hunting dues, more than $41,000 on food and nearly $13,000 on a personal trainer. According to Baumgartner, there are several properties that have been upheld by the actor since she has “no personal income” at the moment.
Additionally, nearly $2 million was spent on house costs for their Aspen property while $1.2 million went toward their beach house in Santa Barbara. (The California compound consists of a main house, two other houses and a Carpinteria property.)
The California native, who shares sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, and daughter Grace, 13, with Costner, went on to claim that her estranged husband made $19.5 million in 2022. As a result, she requested $248,444 a month in child support payments.
