Kevin Costner and his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner appear to have stalled over claims that Baumgartner is refusing to leave the Yellowstone actor’s home.According to Entertainment Tonight, which obtained the court documents filed on Friday, Costner said Baumgartner has not moved out of his southern California house, despite a clause in their prenuptial agreement necessitating she vacate.
Costner, 68, claimed the agreement, which was signed when the couple married in 2004, gives Baumgartner 30 days to exit the property after filing for divorce.Since Baumgartner, 49, filed for divorce on May 1, the 30-day deadline has passed.
She cited “irreconcilable differences” as grounds for the divorce.In the new legal filing, Costner argued the prenuptial agreement gave him exclusive possession and use of his separate property residences in the event of divorce.He alleged Baumgartner has not vacated the property in an attempt to get Costner to meet “various financial demands.” The details of the financial demands are not clear.“Christine’s agreement to move out was and is unconditional.
Indeed, independent of the PMA (pre-marital agreement) she has no right to occupy Kevin’s separate property residence,” the memorandum reads, according to Fox News. “Kevin has acted in good faith and had done everything in his power to make the transition as seamless as possible.”Costner went on to claim that he has already given Baumgartner US$1.2 million (almost CA$1.6 million) as part of the prenuptial agreement.