Kevin Costner and his estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner, are in the middle of a divorce and Costner has said she refuses to move out of the home.
In court documents obtained by NBC, Costner claims their prenuptial agreement gave Baumgartner a 30 day window to leave the home. He says it is a pre-marital asset he bought in 1988. That was 16 years before they wed.
In May of 2023 Baumgartner filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. The two have been married for 18 years.
The couple have three kids: Cayden, 16; Hayes, 14; and Grace, 13.
“Christine has not moved out, despite multiple requests that she do so and despite Kevin’s offers to assist her financially in relocating to a new residence. Instead, Christine has taken the position that she will not move out of Kevin’s separate property residence unless and until Kevin agrees to various financial demands,” Costner’s legal documents read.
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Costner also declares in the document he made it known to Baumgartner at the outset of their union he needed “a home to go to.”
“I was married once before and, upon separation, l found myself without a home base and unable to live in my own home,” the documents read. “I never wanted this to happen again. Because of the nature of my work, I am frequently out of town; it is therefore particularly important to me that when I am home, I have a home to go to,” the document says.
“Thus, when Christine (Baumgartner) and I began discussing marriage in 2003, l made it clear to her that I would not marry again without clarity that my separate property residences would remain mine to live in no matter what happened in our marriage. Christine acknowledged to me at the time that she understood the importance of this to me and she agreed to this provision,” it states.
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The court filing also states Baumgartner has told him she plans to challenge the spousal support waiver in the prenuptial agreement.
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