Kevin Costner’s Estranged Wife’s 6-Figure Child Support Demands Could Weaken Her Divorce Case after a Judge Sided with the Actor in a Major Hearing, Expert Says
Kevin Costner's estranged wife may have to temper her six-figure child support requests in order to get the best resolution possible in her divorce battle with the actor, a divorce attorney told Insider.
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The ruling highlighted that the judge may continue to side with Costner as it related to other clauses in the agreement, like child support, Marilyn Chinitz, a divorce attorney and partner at Blank Rome, told Insider. Chinitz's former clients include actors Tom Cruise and Michael Douglas.
"The judge is basically saying this agreement is enforceable, and you contracted to vacate Kevin Costner's separate property home, I'm gonna hold you to it," Chinitz told Insider. "And that's a really bold move for a judge to make."
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"I don't know many people who would need over $200,000 for those expenses," Chinitz said, of the per month figure, who added that the payments are non-taxable and non-deductible. "That's just unheard of."
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Chinitz told Insider that in celebrity divorce cases with one partner who was wealthy by the time of the wedding, like Costner, the court will consider the lifestyle the less fortunate partner enjoyed but not replicate it.
"There doesn't have to be equality, there has to be a semblance," Chinitz said. "It may not be a house on the beach, but it'll still be a lovely environment."
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"Kevin Costner’s Estranged Wife’s 6-Figure Child Support Demands Could Weaken Her Divorce Case after a Judge Sided with the Actor in a Major Hearing, Expert Says," by Azmi Haroun was published in Insider on July 7, 2023.