Kevin Costner, Christine Baumgartner finalize rocky divorce

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Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner are officially divorced.The former couple — who for months have had the details of their contentious split publicized in the media — officially terminated their marriage on Friday, according to legal documents obtained by People magazine.Though their divorce was mostly settled in September, part of the final agreement determined both Costner, 69, and Baumgartner, 49, would be excused from attending a previously mandated co-parenting course.They will keep joint custody of their three children together: Cayden, 16, Hayes, 15, and Grace, 13.Baumgartner first filed for divorce in May 2023 after being married to Costner for 18 years. She cited “irreconcilable differences” as grounds for the divorce.In September, a representative for Costner told People that the divorce was “amicable.” The rep said Costner and Baumgartner reached a “mutually agreed upon resolution of all issues pertaining to their divorce proceedings.”Costner has been married once before, to Cindy Silva.

They wed in 1978 and were married for 16 years. Costner and Silva share three adult children.Much of the Costner-Baumgartner divorce was spent arguing over finances and property.Initially, Costner told the courts that Baumgartner refused to move out of his southern California house, despite a clause in their prenuptial agreement necessitating she vacate.