Kevin Costner’s divorce battle amid ‘ironclad’ prenup: Why celeb premarital agreements are contested | Fox News

Kevin Costner and his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner are locked in a legal battle despite having an “ironclad” prenup.

Baumgartner, who first filed for divorce on May 1, is taking Costner to trial over the validity and enforceability of the premarital agreement the pair signed before their marriage in 2004. The two have also battled it out over custody and living arrangements with Baumgartner being forced to move out of the family home by July 31.

Celebrity divorce attorney Christopher C. Melcher explained to Fox News Digital the requests he’s seen when it comes to prenups and which “clauses” can “threaten” the validity of the agreement.

“I have seen people ask for anti-cheating clauses to penalize a spouse for having an affair. There have also been requests that a spouse have sex on demand or maintain a certain weight to remain in compliance with the agreement,” Melcher said. “None of these provisions are enforceable and should not be placed in an agreement because it violates public policy. Some have bragged about having these types of clauses in their agreement, but it threatens the validity of the entire agreement. It would be foolish to do so.”

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I chatted with a prominent matrimonial lawyer at a colleague’s birthday party the other day. He said that in California, at least after a few years of marriage, pre-nups basically aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on. He also more or less accurately predicted how much Ms. B would get for child support and agreed it was ridiculous. If I were extremely wealthy, I think I’d get married in Texas or Wyoming perhaps. They’ve got to have better law than California.