Kevin Costner Had ‘No Choice’ But to Reduce Christine Baumgartner’s Credit Card Limit to $30,000 Monthly

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Kevin Costner claims he was “required” to reduce estranged wife Christine Baumgartner‘s credit card limit amid their ongoing divorce.Costner, 68, explained his position in documents obtained by Us Weekly on Wednesday, July 5, asserting that he “agreed to maintain the status quo with respect to our children” as their legal proceedings continue. (He and Baumgartner, 49, share sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, and daughter Grace, 13.)“Christine says I have not maintained the status quo because I cancelled one of her credit cards and because I put (a large) limit on the use of the credit card she uses,” Costner wrote in his declaration.Costner noted that he has “continued to pay all of the children’s expenses” since Baumgartner filed for divorce in May after nearly 19 years of marriage.

The model, meanwhile, has not indicated that their kids’ needs “have been impacted in any way by limiting her credit card spending,” per the docs.Baumgartner is restricted to spending “the very substantial amount of $30,000 a month,” a decision Costner made after learning that his ex “began charging large sums” on credit cards in order to fund her divorce attorneys and accountants. “She gave me no advance warning each time she did so,” he claimed.Costner subsequently “offered to advance the additional sum of $65,000” toward her legal fees in June.

He claimed Baumgartner did not accept — and continued to charge another $45,000 “without notice” to secure new representation.“It was then that I made the decision that there needed to be some reasonable limitation on the use of the credit cards,” he wrote.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe change in Baumgartner’s credit card limit was outlined in a letter from his attorney, La