Kevin Costner (L); Christine Costner.Photo:Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; Michael Tullberg/WireImage
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; Michael Tullberg/WireImage
“He was relieved,” a source tells PEOPLE of Costner’s reaction to Wednesday’s ruling.
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Kevin and Christine Costner in Los Angeles on April 5, 2022.Lester Cohen/Getty
Lester Cohen/Getty
Christine has remained in the Santa Barbara compound sincefiling for divorce on May 1, despite a clause in her prenuptial agreement that he claims requires her to leave within 30 days. That deadline has since passed.
Wednesday’s meeting came after PEOPLE obtained court documents filed on June 30, in which Costner’s legal team claimed thatChristine allegedly “grasps at strawswith one baseless argument after another,” as to why she should be allowed to stay in his home.
Costner, the document continued, “respectfully requests that Christine be ordered to vacate his separate property residence forthwith and no later than July 13, 2023.”
Kevin Costner; Christine Costner.Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
The exes sharethree children together— sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, plus daughter Grace, 13 — who have lived in the compound their entire lives.
In order to set up a “suitable separate household” for them, Christine has reportedly requested$248,000 per month in child support, a number Costner has rejected as “inflated.”
On May 2, a rep for Costner confirmed to PEOPLE that Christine had filed for divorce after18 years of marriage. She listed their date of separation as April 11 and cited “irreconcilable differences,” requesting joint custody of their three children.
Since then, the separated couple’s legal teams have traded sharply-worded legal filings, battling over many issues.
Under the terms of their prenuptial agreement, the mother of three is entitled to $1.4 million, a sum Costner claims he has paid.
Kevin and Christine Costner at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards in Hollywood on Nov. 8, 2014.Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
“Christine can afford to move,” the reply claimed. “She has at her disposal almost $1,500,000 in cash to find alternative housing. Multiple 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom lovely homes are presently available, located in close proximity to Kevin’s separate property residence … Kevin made multiple offers to assist her in relocating.”
A source close to Costner recently told PEOPLE, “Thisis all about Christine. Kevin has gone above and beyond in providing Christine the necessary means to find a suitable place for her to move."
Another insider told PEOPLE that theOscar-winning actor “wants tohold on to as much as he can."
A Christine source said, “She wants Kevin to providewhat they are used to.” Their extraordinary lifestyle, she said, included trips on private jets and visits to luxurious hotels.
source: people.com
