Kevin Costner's estranged wife Christine Baumgartner broke down in court Thursday (Aug. 31) after the Yellowstone actor's legal team referred to her as a “relentless ‘jihad'” due to her request for more child support, according to legal documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

It was previously reported that Costner was ordered to temporarily pay her $129,000 per month in child support. She recently asked to recieve $175,000 per month from her original $248,000 per month she originally requested. Costner wanted to pay $51,900 per month.

“Christine's relentless ‘jihad’ against Kevin's character adds a level of animosity to this proceeding that is wholly unnecessary, and meant to distract from the intellectual exercise at hand,” Costner's legal team wrote per Fox News Digital.

Costner's legal team argued that anything over $60,000 a month is “disguised as spousal support.”

“The reasonable needs of the children are fully met by a child support order of $63,209 per month,” legal documents claim per Entertainment Tonight.

“Christine will have her opportunity to convince the Court that she is entitled to spousal support, but that is not the issue at hand for this hearing,” it concluded.

Baumgartner filed for divorce in May after 18 years of marriage.

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“It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action,” read the May statement issued by his rep. “We ask that his, Christine’s, and their children’s privacy be respected as they navigate this difficult time.”

She and Costner share three children: Cayden, 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace, 13.

The court hearing follows Baumgartner's request for her children to be able to fly private when they take vacations without the “Yellowstone” actor.

“Because the children fly on private aircraft to go on luxury vacations when they are with their father, the Family Code dictates that Kevin should pay sufficient child support to Christine so that the children can go on comparable vacations when they are with her. This is true even if the child support payments also improve Christine’s lifestyle,” Baumgartner’s lawyers wrote in legal documents obtained by US Weekly. “In this case, the guideline child support requested by Christine of $175,057 per month will not be sufficient to replicate Kevin’s lifestyle, but it will be sufficient to allow her to provide a lifestyle for the children which is relatively comparable.”

A decision in the Thursday hearing has not been yet made.