Kevin Costner and his estranged wife Christine settle divorce Here's what legal experts have to say

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00:00 Kevin Costner and his estranged wife, Christine,

00:02 settled divorce.

00:03 Here's what legal experts have to say of the situation.

00:05 Following a highly publicized courtroom battle,

00:08 Kevin Costner and his distant wife, Christine,

00:10 have surprisingly reached a divorce settlement,

00:13 leaving many to speculate about the factors

00:15 that have led to this situation.

00:17 On Tuesday, Kevin's representative told PUPL

00:19 in a joint statement,

00:21 "Kevin and Christine Costner have come to an amicable

00:23 and mutually agreed upon resolution of all issues

00:26 pertaining to their divorce proceedings.

00:28 This development is unexpected,

00:30 given the intense legal dispute that unfolded

00:32 following Christine's divorce filing in May."

00:35 PUPL Magazine interviewed David Glass,

00:37 a family law attorney and former psychologist

00:39 based in California,

00:40 who shared his insights on the potential reasons

00:42 behind this sudden agreement.

00:44 Money and the undesirable spotlight

00:46 on their public disputes

00:47 appear to have played significant roles.

00:49 David further explained,

00:50 "People go to court,

00:51 and then if one party does not do well,

00:54 which Mrs. Costner didn't do well,

00:55 she got a third of the child support she wanted.

00:58 She didn't get her award for fees.

00:59 She was told that the prenuptial agreement

01:01 was going to be upheld.

01:02 Then she starts considering,

01:04 do I really want to litigate the rest of this?"

01:06 As for Kevin,

01:07 David believes it came down to a financial decision,

01:09 stating, "Just a money situation.

01:11 How much is it going to cost for him

01:13 to go all the way through the trial?

01:15 How much time, how much pressure on him,

01:17 and distraction from his career and his kids,

01:19 versus what could he pay to be done with it?"

01:21 Pressure from the media intensified in late August

01:23 during a two-day court case in Santa Barbara,

01:26 where child support arrangements were determined.

01:28 Kevin had to divulge his earnings

01:29 from projects like Yellowstone,

01:31 while Christie made headlines as her attorney argued

01:34 that luxury had become a part of their children's lives.

01:36 David mentioned how all of this could have been avoided,

01:39 saying, "Most celebrity or high-profile clients

01:41 go to their attorneys,

01:42 and their attorneys explain,

01:44 'Listen, we should settle this

01:45 because you don't want any of this in the news.

01:48 You can either settle it,

01:49 or you can go to a private judge

01:50 to keep it out of the news cycle.'"

01:52 On September 1,

01:53 a judge set the monthly child support payments

01:55 Kevin would make to Christine at $63,209,

02:00 matching his proposed amount after her lawyers

02:02 had initially requested $175,057,

02:06 an increase from the tentative $129,755

02:11 the actor had been ordered to pay.

02:13 The former couple has three children,

02:15 their daughter Grace and their two sons,

02:17 Caden and Hayes.

02:18 The Costners were scheduled

02:19 for another court appearance in December

02:21 to assess the validity of their premarital agreement.

02:23 David noted,

02:24 "Once you get through that first hearing

02:26 where you come out of court

02:27 and you feel like a run-out rag,

02:28 and it's cost you a ton of money,

02:30 most people start reconsidering,

02:32 'Do I really want to go all the way to trial?'"

02:34 TMZ initially reported the settlement,

02:36 indicating Christine would receive

02:38 more than what the couple's prenuptial agreement

02:40 had stated.

02:41 According to previous court documents

02:43 referencing the prenup,

02:44 the former model was entitled

02:45 to approximately $1.5 million.

02:48 People Magazine confirmed on Tuesday

02:50 that the 68-year-old Oscar winner

02:52 and his 49-year-old wife had reached a settlement

02:55 four and a half months after she filed for divorce,

02:58 listing their separation date as April 11.

03:00 A source close to Kevin told P.U.P.U.L.

03:02 Kevin is relieved that this matter has been settled

03:05 and will continue to focus solely

03:06 on jointly raising their three children.

03:08 Kevin Costner, Christine Bongartner

03:10 reached divorce settlement after court battle.

03:12 Hollywood star Kevin Costner

03:14 and his wife of nearly 18 years,

03:16 Christine Bongartner,

03:17 called it quits in May this year.

03:19 The duo filed for divorce,

03:20 citing irreconcilable differences.

03:23 They have three children together,

03:24 Kayden, 15, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 12.

03:28 After four months of battling it out in court,

03:30 Kevin Costner and Christine Bongartner

03:32 have finally reached a divorce settlement.

03:34 Kevin and Christine Costner have come to an amicable

03:37 and mutually agreed upon resolution of all issues

03:40 pertaining to their divorce proceedings.

03:41 A representative for Costner and Bongartner

03:44 told The Times in a statement.

03:45 The details of the settlement

03:46 were not immediately disclosed.

03:48 However, TMZ reported that Christine Bongartner

03:51 signed off on a three-page settlement agreement

03:53 after a judge informed her

03:54 that their prenuptial agreement would be enforced.

03:57 According to the report,

03:58 this means Bongartner would have had to repay Costner

04:01 more than $1 million and also pay his attorney's fees

04:04 if she decided to fight the agreement.

04:06 TMZ further reported that Bongartner's

04:08 $850,000 legal fee request is waived.

04:11 However, she will receive more money

04:13 than was stated in the prenup.

04:15 The ex-couple had filed for divorce in May this year

04:17 in Santa Barbara County Superior Court

04:19 after 18 years of marriage.

04:21 Both sought joint custody of their three children.

04:24 What followed was a contentious legal battle

04:26 over child support.

04:27 Costner and Bongartner, a model and handbag designer,

04:30 began dating in 1998.

04:32 Six years later, the duo got married

04:34 at his Colorado ranch in 2004.

04:36 Apart from two sons and a daughter with Bongartner,

04:38 Costner also has four adult children

04:40 from previous relationships.

04:42 Before Bongartner, Costner was married to Cindy Silva

04:45 for 16 years, which ended in divorce in 1994.

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