Kevin Costner's Estranged Wife Christine Makes $175,057 Monthly Child Support Request

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Christine Baumgartner feels that her estranged husband, Kevin Costner, isn't paying his fair share of child support and that the court-ordered $129,000 per month isn't enough.Baumgartner's legal counsel filed documents recently asking that the court reconsider their previous ruling on how much Costner is obligated to pay so that the lifestyle the children have with her will be equal to the lifestyle they enjoy when with their father.According to the court docs, obtained by ET, Baumgartner argues that, since their kids «fly on a private aircraft to go on luxury vacations when they are with their father, the Family Code dictates that Kevin should pay sufficient child support to Christine so that the children can go on comparable vacations when they are with her.»«This is true even if the child support payments also improve Christine’s lifestyle,» the documents state. «175,057 per month will not be sufficient to replicate Kevin’s lifestyle, but it will be sufficient to allow her to provide a lifestyle for the children which is relatively comparable.

For this reason, Christine’s request should be granted, and the order made retroactive to July 1.»Costner and Baumgartner share three children — sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, and daughter Grace, 13.

Baumgartner, who filed for divorce in May, was originally asking the court to award her $248,000 per month in child support.

In July, the court ruled that Costner would have to pay $129,000. The ruling also stated that both Costner and Baumgartner will each be responsible for covering 50 percent of health care expenses, as well as the cost of private school tuition and any extracurricular activities.In her latest filing, Baumgartner is also asking the court to «make an additional.