SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) 鈥� and his wife of nearly 19 years, Christine Baumgartner, have reached a settlement in their divorce.
鈥淜evin and Christine Costner have come to an amicable and mutually agreed upon resolution of all issues pertaining to their divorce proceedings,鈥� the couple said in a joint statement released Tuesday by the actor's publicist, Arnold Robinson.
The agreement ends what had become a contentious court fight, and lets the couple avoid a trial that had been scheduled for December in a Santa Barbara County, California court.
in May.
The two had already fought in court over child support payments. After a two-day hearing in which both Costner, 68, and Baumgartner, 49, took the stand to testify, a judge on Sept. 8 ordered Costner to pay about $63,000 per month for their three children, . Baumgartner had sought about $175,000 per month.
Costner and Baumgartner, a model and handbag designer, began dating in 1998 and married at his Colorado ranch in 2004.
They have two sons, ages 16 and 14, and a 12-year-old daughter together.
It was the second marriage for Costner, the Oscar and Emmy winning star of TV鈥檚 鈥淵ellowstone鈥� and films including 鈥淒ances With Wolves,鈥� 鈥淭he Bodyguard鈥� and 鈥淏ull Durham.鈥�
He also has four adult children from previous relationships.
The Associated Press
