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A judge ordered Christine Baumgartner to pay Kevin Costner's attorneys fees during a hearing Wednesday.

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The amount&nbsp;Baumgartner requested for child support&nbsp;was a "mistake," a legal expert told Fox News Digital.

"I would never have challenged $129,000 a month award and said it was insufficient,"&nbsp;Brett Ward, partner and co-chair of the Matrimonial &amp; Family Law Practice at Blank Rome, said. "That is more than… the vast majority of people make in a year. And she was getting it in a month. And to go to a court and say that was insufficient for a lifestyle I think was a mistake."

The celebrity attorney, who is not involved in this case, explained the ruling seemed to be a "warning sign" to Baumgartner as the couple gears up for a trial over the validity of the premarital agreement in November.

"Probably won't impact it too much, but to me, it was definitely a warning sign that greed isn't going to be what controls here, that we're going to apply some reason to this process,"&nbsp;Ward explained. "And I do think that she walked out of that court weakened, and I would think twice about going too far with the arguments related to the prenuptial agreement."

To read the full article, please click&nbsp;<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kevin-costners-ex-christine-baumgartner-shut-down-court-judge-orders-her-pay-14k-attorneys-fees">here</a>.

"Kevin Costner’s Ex Christine Baumgartner Shut Down in Court as Judge Orders Her to Pay $14K in Attorneys’ Fees," by&nbsp;Lauryn Overhultz&nbsp;and&nbsp;Tracy Wright&nbsp;was published in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kevin-costners-ex-christine-baumgartner-shut-down-court-judge-orders-her-pay-14k-attorneys-fees">Fox News Digital</a>&nbsp;on September 6, 2023.

Kevin Costner’s Ex Christine Baumgartner Shut Down in Court as Judge Orders Her to Pay $14K in Attorneys’ Fees

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