, appeared in a Santa Barbara courtroom Wednesday as a judge ruled on a tentative child support agreement for the couple.
Christine Baumgartner and her lawyer, Mark Rydell leave Superior Court of Santa Barbara, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Baumgartner is the estranged wife of actor, Kevin Costner and is in court today amid their ongoing divorce process. Judge Thomas Anderle granted an evidentiary hearing, and pending the hearing, Costner and Baumgartner will each be required to pay 50% of their three children's health care expenses, sports and extracurricular activities.
Rydell suggested the court combine already established November trial dates regarding the validity of the pre-marital agreement to now also include arguments in the child support ruling. Payments will be made on the "first of each month" with "credit for sums paid between July 1 and July 12," per court documents.from the "Field of Dreams" actor on May 1, citing "irreconcilable differences." The date of separation was listed as April 11, 2023.They both filed for joint custody of their three kids: Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13.