Kevin Costner denies ex's divorce claims that he needs youngsters out of his home, however says it's not 'wholesome' for her to remain

• Christine Baumgartner says Kevin Costner is making an attempt to kick her and their youngsters out of the house they “have lived in for his or her complete lives”
• However Kevin Costner has denied his estranged spouse’s claims and mentioned their youngsters would at all times have a house with him.
• Baumgartner filed for divorce from Costner final month, citing “irreconcilable variations.” 

Kevin Costner has rejected his soon-to-be ex-wife’s allegations that he needs to oust their three kids from his 10-acre California compound amid their more and more contentious divorce.

Costner mentioned in new courtroom papers that though he needs his estranged partner, Christine Baumgartner, to maneuver out, his kids would at all times have a house with him. 

“I’d additionally prefer to make it clear that I’m not ‘kicking’ the kids out of their residence as Mr. Rydell (Baumgartner’s lawyer) claims,” Costner mentioned in a June 14 declaration, which was obtained by Insider. “Christine and I will likely be sharing equal bodily custody of our kids, and they are going to be of their residence, of their bedrooms, with their clothes, books and belongings through the time they’re in my custody and any further time that they want to be there.” 

“Our kids are youngsters, and should come and go between my residence and Christine’s residence, as soon as she finds a brand new residence,” Costner added. “Due to this fact, our kids don’t have anything to do with my request. I’m solely requesting that Christine vacate my separate property residence and discover alternate dwelling preparations, which she agreed to do and may have begun doing so in April when she determined to file for divorce.” 

Costner’s current declaration is the newest authorized volley in what’s changing into an more and more acrimonious divorce. Baumgartner filed to finish the wedding final month, citing “irreconcilable variations.” Costner then filed a movement to evict his spouse from their marital residence, arguing that she agreed to vacate the property inside 30 days in the event that they cut up below the phrases of their prenuptial settlement. Costner mentioned he bought the compound 16 years earlier than they married, and after dropping his residence in his first divorce, he was decided to not have the identical factor occur once more. 

Costner mentioned he has provided Baumgartner a $1 million cost towards a brand new home, and provided to pay the mortgage, insurance coverage, and taxes on the place for a 12 months. 

Baumgartner responded with authorized paperwork accusing the “Yellowstone” actor of making an attempt to turf each her and their three youngsters out of the house they grew up in with no authorized foundation. 

In Costner’s most up-to-date courtroom submitting, he requested the decide to maintain a scheduled listening to on the matter for early subsequent month and mentioned it was not “wholesome” for the pair to proceed sharing a house. He mentioned he is been away filming, however deliberate to return on the finish of the month to work and didn’t need Baumgartner there. 

“I don’t consider that it’s wholesome for Christine and I to be in limbo or to be sharing area upon my return,” Costner mentioned. “Christine has the monetary means to seek out alternate housing on a short lived or everlasting foundation and I’ve constantly provided to help her with zero response from her or her representatives.” 

A decide hasn’t but dominated on Costner’s request to power Baumgartner out. Insider has contacted the legal professionals for Baumgarter and Costner, however hasn’t obtained a response.

The couple — who’ve a 19-year age distinction — met on a golf course within the early Nineties when the actor was getting ready for his function within the movie “Tin Cup.” On the time, Costner was nonetheless married to his first spouse, Cindy Silva. It was his divorce from Silva — with whom he shares three kids between the ages of 35 and 39 — that motivated Costner to insist on a strict prenup this time round, he mentioned.

In response to Forbes, their 1994 settlement, during which Silva was awarded an estimated $80 million, was one of the costly celeb divorces ever.

The divorce comes amid some drama in Costner’s skilled life, too. Deadline reported in February {that a} behind-the-scenes feud between the actor and the “Yellowstone” cocreator Taylor Sheridan over taking pictures schedules was holding up manufacturing on the present’s fifth season.

Whereas Costner has but to deal with the claims, it was introduced in Might that the drama can be ending later this 12 months with the conclusion of its fifth and remaining season.