Kevin Costner's estranged wife moves out of the actor's main Santa Barbara house — and into a smaller house on the $145 million compound
- Kevin Costner's estranged wife has moved out of the actor's Santa Barbara home, per a court order.
- But Christine Baumgartner moved temporarily to a smaller house on the compound, according to People.
After months of infighting in a tense divorce battle, Kevin Costner's estranged wife has moved out of the actor's Santa Barbara home and has begun living on another part of the sprawling beachside compound.
Christine Baumgartner now lives in a smaller house on the compound typically used as staff quarters, People reported. Baumgartner had until July 31 to leave the actor's main home because of a judge's order and moved to the guest house as a temporary measure, the outlet reported.
Last month a Santa Barbara County judge ordered Baumgartner to move out of Costner's Santa Barbara home — a $145 million compound with a main home and two additional houses — after Costner's team asked a judge to enforce a clause in their premarital agreement.
The move is temporary because the couple aims to keep their three children in the same schools in the fall, according to People. Page Six reported late last week that U-Haul moving trucks appeared at the Santa Barbara compound.
Baumgartner previously pointed to the scarcity and high cost in the Santa Barbara rental market while arguing for more time to move out.
Amid their spats, major rulings in the acrimonious divorce case came last month.
Recent court filings showed the pair arguing about the pots and pans Baumgartner could take with her, while Costner's team alleged that Baumgartner planned her exit with expensive purchases, showing how petty the feud has become.
Baumgartner filed for divorce in May, challenging the terms of their premarital agreement. In July, a judge also ruled that Costner must pay her nearly $130,000 in child support each month until the divorce was finalized.
Her lawyers sought monthly child-support payments of $248,000 before lowering the request to $217,300 a month. They said that the request was reasonable because of the luxurious lifestyle their children were accustomed to and that filings showed that Costner made $19.5 million last year.
Costner has sought joint custody of their children.
Lawyers for Baumgartner and Costner did not immediately return a request for comment.