Kevin Costner's Estranged Wife Says Proposed $51,940 Monthly Child Support Is Not Enough
Christine Costner is requesting more money.https://t.co/XVy9bFzicu
- Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) July 7, 2023
Christine calls his offer of nearly $52,000 a month "completely inappropriate."
His offer is only 24 percent of the guideline and only 2.4 percent of his monthly cash flow.
One of the guest houses on their beach compound rents for $68,000, more than Kevin is offering to pay her.
Kevin lists his own monthly expenses when the children are with him as $240,000, nearly five times what he's offering Christine when the children are with her.
"He apparently expects his children to live far below his economic circumstances when they are with their mother. While he resides in his $100,000,000+ beachside compound and spends at least $240,000 per month on himself (with the children with him about 40 percent of the time), he thinks that his wife and their children should live on only 20 percent of that amount."
Rent is not going to be her only housing cost, as she'll have to pay utilities, install a security system, purchase furniture, outfit a kitchen and obtain recreational equipment for her kids.
She and Kevin "have a team of people" who help them maintain their home, including an assistant, chefs and other miscellaneous helpers.
Her children are accustomed to flying private or first class, staying in homes that cost up to $120,000 a week, and having private chefs, rental cars and beach equipment.
Christine is asking Kevin to cover 100 percent of the costs of the children's healthcare, private schooling and extracurricular activities, as well as $350,000 in attorney's fees and an additional $150,00 in forensic costs.
"They [the children] are entitled to have one home that is somewhat comparable to one of the three multi-million-dollar residences which make up the Beach Club Compound,"
Christine is asking that the first child support payment be made by July 14,
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