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Kevin Costner must pay estranged wife '£50k in child support' as sum is slashed

A court has decided how much child support Kevin Costner will pay to his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner as part of a hearing this week, months after their split was announced

Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner attended a court hearing recently over child support(Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

An outcome has been reached in the child support case between Kevin Costner and his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner, with her having been awarded $63,209 (£50,100) per month by a court for the former couple's three children, TMZ reported.

Kevin, 68, and Christine, 49 - whom it was announced in May would be divorcing - are understood to have attended a two-day hearing at a court in Santa Barbara, California, this week. It began on Thursday and concluded on Friday.

The hearing had been related to child support payments, with the former couple - who have been married since 2004 - sharing three children together. Kevin and Christine are parents to Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13.

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It was announced earlier this year that Kevin Costner (right) and Christine Baumgartner were separating(AFP via Getty Images)

Kevin had been temporarily ordered to pay $129,000 per month (around £101,000) in child support prior to the hearing, as previously reported. Therefore his financial commitment has been more than cut in half as a result of the judge's decision in the hearing.

According to People, Christine's attorney requested in an opening statement at the hearing this week that the child support payments from Kevin be increased to $161,592 (around £127,000) per month.

It was reported that prior to the hearing, $175,057 (around £138,000) per month had been requested on behalf of Christine. And she was previously said to be seeking $248,000 (around £195,000) per month at one point.

Outlets have stated that Kevin's lawyer was seeking a lower figure for the child support payments than his estranged wife. They are said to have proposed around $60,000 (around £47,000) per month in payments from the actor.