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Kevin and Christine's Divorce is a Cesspool

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As I said before, and it comes down to this, she signed a terrible prenup. He offered her an insult, and she signed it, probably thinking it would never come to this. Maybe she told herself they would work through anything, and her love for him clouded her judgment. I get the impression babygirl is not a brain trust.  Christine did herself no favors by asking for a quarter million dollars a month, and now it has been cut even more, from 129,000 to 63,000 a month. It is a quarter of the quarter million she asked for. Now, she or her lawyers made poor decisions because he had offered her more than that which she turned down. I fail to see the strategy they threw out there; even their reasoning sounds like she found their number on some billboard on the way to Vegas.  "Because the children fly on private aircraft to go on luxury vacations when they are with their father, the Family Code dictates that Kevin should pay sufficient child support to Christine so that the children can ...

How Much is Too Much? 3 million a year? Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner's Divorce

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How much should a spouse get when they divorce after 18 years and children are involved? According to Kevin Costner's ex-wife, close to half, even though she signed the truly ridiculous prenup. Kevin is reportedly worth 400 million; she claims he made 300 million during the marriage. His first wife got a huge chunk because they had no prenup. After all, he wasn't a massive star when they hooked up; they were university students. Cindy Silva got 80 million of the money  they  earned; she deserved it. She was there for the low times of the struggle, and when he needed her to make sacrifices for his career, she did. Now, she's remarried to a man with his own fortune; they live privately and are reportedly very happy.  But how much should someone when they are set to marry a well-established celebrity or someone with a lot of money? Prenups are for everyone and not just for the super wealthy. Getting a prenup is good if you have property or an inheritance. That seems fair to ...