![Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner in 2014 at a premiere](https://walzermelcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Kevin-Costners-Ex-Cries-on-the-Stand-in-Celebrity-Divorce.webp)
Kevin Costner’s Celebrity Divorce Money Battle
Article Title:
Kevin Costner ordered to pay Christine 'obscene amount' of $129k in child support, but money battle is far from over. Here's where things stand.
Description: Celebrity lawyer Christopher C. Melcher, who is ranked as a best family law attorney in California, explains Kevin Costner‘s money battle with his wife in his celebrity divorce.
![Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner at a movie premiere in 2015](https://walzermelcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kevin-Costners-Celebrity-Divorce-Money-Battle.webp)
Publication: Yahoo!
Publication Date: July 12, 2023
Journalist: Taryn Ryder
Area(s) of Legal Expertise needed for interview: Child Support, Alimony, Celebrity Divorce
Legal Expert: Christopher C. Melcher
Quote: “It is a dangerous game for Christine Baumgartner to challenge the premarital agreement because she will be responsible for Kevin’s attorney fees if she loses. If Kevin prevails and is awarded attorney fees, it could offset the million dollars she gets under the prenup— potentially leaving her with nothing.”
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