Kevin Costner at a pre-Grammys event on Feb. 4, 2023, in Beverly Hills, California.Photo:Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Kevin Costneris back on his home base.
The actor, 68, was photographed deboarding a private plane on Sunday after landing back home in Santa Barbara, California, following a trip to Glasgow, Scotland.
TheYellowstonestar’s return to the U.S. comes ahead of a court hearing scheduled this week as he and estranged wifeChristinecontinue their divorce proceedings.
Per the new legal documents, “forensics has determined that [Kevin’s] average cash flow available for support for the two-year period of 2021 and 2022 was $19,248,467 per year ($1,604,039 per month)."
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Kevin Costner in Glasgow, Scotland, on Aug. 21, 2023.Splashnews.com
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“Based on this cash flow, and a 50/50 parenting time share, the guideline child support, which is presumptively correct under California law, is $175,057 per month,” the new documents continue.
Additionally, per the legal documents, Costner’s “various accounts and entities had a total of $17,293,117 in cash equivalents as of June 30, 2023, giving him ample funds to pay his support and also to pay the attorneys’ fees and costs for both parties.”
The new requested amount, according to the court documents,alleges “$175,057 per monthwill not be sufficient toreplicateKevin’s lifestyle, but it will be sufficient to allow her to provide a lifestyle for the children which isrelatively comparable.”
Should the new request be granted, the order will be “made retroactive to July 1.” According to the documents, “The Court is required to set child support at a level that, when the children are with Christine, they live a lifestyle relatively comparable to the one they enjoy when they are with their father."
Christine and Kevin Costner attend the SAG Awards on Feb. 27, 2022, in Santa Monica, California.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Christinefiled for divorceafter 18 years of marriage on May 1. The pairshare three kids: sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, plus daughter Grace, 13.
Christine has since moved out of the family home per a court order, asource told PEOPLEin July.
She is “focused on making sure everyone is as happy and comfortable as possible,” the insider said. “She was very calm andfocused about the deposition. It didn’t seem to bother her.”
Christine is entitled to a $1.5 million payout, per the terms of their premarital agreement, which she previously allegedshe felt “pressured” to sign.
A statement from Costner’s rep announcing their split read, “It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action.”
source: people.com
