Dennis Quaid ‘Understands’ His ‘Political Views’ May Cost Him Work Amid Filing to End Child Support

Reagan star Dennis Quaid is angling to end his $13,750 monthly child support payments to ex-wife Kimberly Buffington for their 18-year-old twins — and sources say the actor’s support of President Donald Trump may be key in making the move.

The Great Balls of Fire! actor, 72, filed a court petition in Los Angeles citing the terms of his and Kimberly’s 2018 divorce agreement, which specifies such payments would end when kids Thomas and Zoe completed high school.

“Dennis feels like it’s more than fair for the financial support to come to an end now that the kids are grown adults and have graduated,” an insider told Daily Mail.

“He’s always understood his responsibility, and he loves his kids and will continue to support them emotionally and be there when needed, but he also believes there comes a point where everyone has to stand on their own two feet.”

However, the source also told the outlet Dennis’ “future earning potential” in largely liberal Tinseltown appears to have been negatively impacted by his public enthusiasm for Republican Trump.

Dennis and Kimberly, 54, married in 2004, welcomed the twins via surrogate in 2007 and called it quits 11 years later.

It was the third failed union for the Parent Trap actor, who was previously wed to P.J. Soles and Meg Ryan and got hitched in 2020 to current spouse Laura Savoie, 33.

According to Daily Mail, in February, Dennis joined the president onstage in Texas and gushed, “I love Donald Trump!”

Now, the source told the outlet Dennis is “fully aware” that his support for “Trump has already impacted — and could continue to impact — the kinds of film and TV opportunities that come his way. He understands there may be roles he’s no longer considered for because of his political views, and that could affect his future earning potential.

“Combined with the fact that he’s getting older, it has only strengthened his belief that it’s time to move on from making these payments. From his perspective, he doesn’t want to continue feeling like an ATM, especially at a point in life where work opportunities could eventually start slowing down.”