Aafter Christine Baumgartner requested Kevin Costner Unable to pay her $885,000 in legal fees, the actor’s attorney hit back.
Baumgartner‘s legal team said their client would be charged the amount if the case over the former couple’s prenuptial agreement continues.
However, Laura Waterthe high profile lawyer representing Costnerlet it be known in a new filing that the reported fee is absurd.
According to TMZ, Water argued that based on hourly rates BaumgartnerTo justify the requested amount, the team would have to work 1,106 hours.
As a result, she called the reported figure “nothing short of outrageous,” adding that the judge had already found the prenuptial agreement enforceable.
She added that too Baumgartner should cut their losses and just throw in the towel.
Lawyer explains why Kevin Costner’s wife is violating their prenuptial agreement
Baumgartner fails in the divorce dispute
So far it’s not working BaumgartnerThe journey since filing for divorce from Costner back in May after 18 years of marriage.
She also requested custody of her three children, Cayden, 15, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13. Costner He was reportedly blinded by the news, even though he reportedly planned to file for divorce first.
While Baumgartner Perhaps one had hoped to emerge victorious from the legal dispute, but that has not yet been the case.
In early September, a judge agreed Costners request to pay her $63,209 a month in child support – half of what Baumgartner had requested.
This came after she argued that a luxurious lifestyle is “within her”. [kids’] DNA at this point,” with Costner She argued that she wanted to use the money to pay for her cosmetic surgery.
She also claimed Costner withheld evidence about his finances, which she said had grown to $400 million during their marriage.
Baumgartner was also ordered to pay the actor’s legal fees in the amount of $14,237.50.
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