Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner divorced after 19 years, 5 months of marriage. The settlement was reportedly an estimated $1M. Details inside.
Figures are reported estimates. Last updated Oct 2026.
No property or spousal-support total was made public. The $63,209 a month in child support from the final judgment (about $758,500 a year) is the only reported figure; Baumgartner had originally sought $248,000 a month.
Kevin Costner, the Oscar-winning actor and director, married Christine Baumgartner, a handbag designer and former beach volleyball player, on 25 September 2004 in a ceremony at his ranch in Aspen, Colorado. Baumgartner, who was nearly 20 years younger than Costner, had met him years earlier, and the couple had three children together, Cayden, Hayes and Grace Avery. Costner also had children from his first marriage to Cindy Silva. The family divided their time between California, Colorado and Santa Barbara.
Costner's fortune came from decades of film work, from Dances with Wolves to The Bodyguard, and in the 2010s from the television series Yellowstone, which made him one of the best-paid stars on television. He also earned money from his band, Modern West, and from his real estate holdings, including a ranch in Colorado. Most of the wealth existing at the time of the divorce had been built before the marriage, but he continued to earn large sums during the nearly two decades of marriage.
The couple married in 2004, and during the marriage Costner became a television star with Yellowstone. Baumgartner filed for divorce in May 2023, after 18 years of marriage, and the case became a dispute over the prenuptial agreement, child support and her residence on the family property. They reached a marital settlement agreement, and a judge signed the final judgment on February 16, 2024.
The terms were not disclosed in full, and no total for property or spousal support has been made public. The final judgment set child support at $63,209 a month in total for the three children (Cayden, Hayes and Grace). Baumgartner had asked for $248,000 a month, a temporary order in July 2023 set $129,755 a month, and Costner had offered $75,000. Costner is also responsible for the children's health care, private school, and extracurricular activities. The couple share joint custody. The $63 million figure sometimes repeated online appears to be a garbled version of the $63,209 monthly support, not a settlement total. The figure shown on this page, about $758,500, is simply one year of that child support.
The case is notable for the fight over the prenuptial agreement and child support rather than for a headline total. Reports said the judge validated the prenup, which limited what Baumgartner could claim, while the child-support amount reflected Costner's very high income from Yellowstone and film work.
Costner continued to work after the divorce, making his Horizon film saga, which he partly financed himself and which required him to invest tens of millions of dollars. He left Yellowstone in 2024 after a dispute with the producers. Baumgartner has remained out of the spotlight. The divorce had little effect on Costner's earning capacity, though the investment in his own film projects increased his financial risk.
The divorce is the second for Costner, after his split from Cindy Silva in 1994. The two cases together make him a leading example of a star with multiple expensive divorces. The second case drew attention for the dispute over a prenuptial agreement and the judge's orders on child support rather than for a mega-settlement.
Baumgartner was ordered to leave the family property within 30 days during the case. Costner has said he put his own money into Horizon, funding it in part through a mortgage on his property. Baumgartner's request for $248,000 a month, which included a claimed $100,000 for cosmetic surgery, drew a great deal of press attention. No total settlement figure was ever confirmed.
Christine Baumgartner's reported settlement was about $63 million.
They married in 2004 and divorced in 2023, a marriage of roughly 19 years.
Reports say they had a prenuptial agreement.
Yes, the family is reported to include 3 children.
Reported assets include: Aspen compound, Santa Barbara estate, film royalties.
The case is notable more for the dispute over the prenuptial agreement than for a headline total. Baumgartner argued for greater support, citing the couple's lifestyle, while Costner's lawyers pointed to the agreement.
* Settlement terms were not publicly disclosed. This figure is an estimate.