The Kevin Costner and Cindy Silva Divorce

In 1994, Kevin Costner and Cindy Silva divorced in Los Angeles at an $80 million dollar settlement. At present, Costner is married to German model Christine Baumgartner and recently had a child named Cayden Wyatt. Silva has been living quietly after the separation with their children.   


According to divorce records, Kevin Costner is an award-winning American actor who is famed as Hollywood's favorite leading man. He starred in several films since the eighties which ranged from Western to fiction, fantasy and romance which endeared him to the audience. He starred in popular films like Dances with Wolves, Message in a Bottle, The Guardian as well as a lot of baseball-oriented ones. Cindy Silva was a Greek student back in, college where she first met Costner in a fraternity called Delta Chi. Marriage divorce records show that they began dating in the spring of 1975 and eventually married after three years. At this time, Costner was still unknown and did not start acting yet.

Data about Kevin Costner and Cindy Silva from Divorce Records

Cindy Silva filed for divorce which was finalized in 1994 due to rumors of her husband who was allegedly having affairs with several women. Their 16-year marriage which brought forth three wonderful children, Annie, Lily and Joe fell into ruins as the couple began having nasty arguments regarding the rumors. Majority of Costner's fans sided with his wife whom they reckon remained devoted to Costner ever since he started out in his career. Costner admits that Silva has always been a loving and caring wife who helped him go through the struggles and challenges which made him the great actor that he is today.

Public divorce records made their separation very controversial and intriguing to their fans. The proceedings were very outrageous as there were evidences, reports and alleged witnesses to Costner's extramarital affairs. Before the petition, the couple had already separated and reportedly had very big arguments until the public also began watching for the surprising outcome. At this point, Costner was on the losing end not to mention the recent thumbs down on his self-produced project Waterworld. The actor's image was then less-than-appealing after the big breakup. The couple did share custody over their three children in divorce records search.

Divorce Records Aftermath

Although the divorce became as nasty and publicized as it could get, even making the cover page of popular magazines, Costner and Silva later on reconciled and at present remain good friends. They spend time with their children alternately and also get together during special occasions.

There is not much news regarding Silva's status after the breakup but her leaving with $80 million dollars made their divorce the fifth most expensive in American history. Costner did not comment on the settlement much and continued producing and acting until he made Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 2006. In divorce records, he had a short relationship with Bridget Rooney and had a child then married Baumgartner in 2004 after ten years of being single. So to date, Costner has five children in all.

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