Kevin Costner requests that Christine Baumgartner leave before July 13

Kevin Costner has made it clear that he wants his estranged wife, Christine Baumgartnerto be out of their California home in less than a month.

According to court documents filed Friday, June 30, Costner’s legal team believes 49-year-old Baumgartner is “grabbing one baseless argument after another” amid their client’s attempt to take full ownership of the property. .

The paperwork, which was obtained by Peoplenoted that the actor, 68, “respectfully requests that Christine be ordered to vacate his separate residence immediately and no later than July 13, 2023.”

Costner and Baumgartner have been embroiled in a legal battle over the former model who has been left in their home with their children – Cayden, Logan and Grace – since she filed for divorce in May, citing irreconcilable differences. (They are both seeking joint custody of their three children.)

In his filing, Costner noted that the couple had signed a prenuptial agreement with guidelines about Baumgartner leaving their home if they separated. However, Baumgartner argued that she did not have the money to move off their property with their children.

“Christine understands that she and the children will have to leave the family home at some point in the future,” said a Baumgartner paper filed in June. “She cannot do this at this early stage of the case because she does not have sufficient financial resources to secure housing that would allow the children to maintain a comparable standard of living in the parties’ homes.”

That’s what a source recently said Us weekly that things could get worse between the two. “It’s pretty cut and dried for Kevin,” an insider revealed last month. “Christine wanted this split, so she would have to abide by the terms of their prenup [stating that she] had 30 days to move out after filing for divorce. This could be a bitter court case. Kevin is a man of strong conviction and stubborn to the bone.”

A second insider told me in the meantime Us that Baumgartner thinks Costner should leave the premises. “Christine thinks he should be the one to go,” the source told me. “She’s so mad at Kevin for what she says led to the end of their marriage — he put work before family.”

In addition to fighting over their property, Costner and Baumgartner have continued to go back and forth in court over their finances, including child support payments. In June court documents, Baumgartner asked for $248,000 a month to help support their children. The director, in turn, tries to reduce the amount and states in his response that he will “earn considerably less in 2023” due to his departure from Yellowstone and cannot pay the requested amount. He also beat his wife for her spending habits.