Sara Palin’s Daughter Awarded Child Support
Friday, February 26th, 2010Source: People
An Alaska judge awarded child support to Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol and a trial date has been set, but the judge is encouraged the 19-year-old to settle with her son’s father out of court on a support arrangement.
Judge Kari C. Kristiansen suggested that Bristol and her former fiancé Levi Johnston, also 19, avoid the trial set for September by holding a settlement conference, the Associated Press reports.
Bristol attended the hearing in Palmer, Alaska. Johnston did not.
The couple made headlines last year when first the announcement of the pregnancy hit the headlines, creating a stir among liberal and conservative backers of Sara Palin, the vice presidential nominee on the ticket alongside Sen. John McCain.
Had the couple been married and working on a divorce, they’d have a wide range of options but would probably not have had much privacy. These divorces between B list stars, or politicos are always big side shoes, and whether the couples are represented by a Passaic County divorce lawyer, or a Bergen County divorce mediator, they would have garnered a lot of attention from the press.
The daughter of the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate will get an payment for the care of son Tripp retroactive to the day he was born.
She is asking for $1,700 a month, or $19,232 total – not including the $4,400 Johnston has already given her.
“The judge decided that Bristol should have child support, which we don’t disagree with,” Rex Butler, the attorney for Johnston, told ABC News. “Fortunately, Levi has put this money aside a long time ago. The back support is going to come out to about $10,000 to $13,000, and he’s going to write Bristol a check.”
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My Take: It’s interesting to find out that the courts ruled in favor of the mother in this case, because, as the daughter of Sara Palin she certainly can’t be hurting financially. I suppose it’s because the laws cover the child and not the mother, but it would make sense that the income disparity between Levi and the Palin clan would also be taken into account.
I would love to serve one day as a Los Angeles court reporter during a divorce trial between two big name Hollywood stars. What an interesting job that must be to listen in on the secrets and see the dirty laundry airing out in public. No makeup, no special treatment. Just two people trying to dissolve their marriage. It’s got to be a little heartbreaking too for Los Angeles court reporting professionals too, because they have to see a lot of heartache.
I can’t imagine working as a lawyer, actually. But if I had to choose, I suppose I’d prefer to work as a Dui lawyer Redwood City style, up where life is slower and I could possible help people. Redwood City CA criminal attorneys don’t have to contend with Hollywood stars getting busted for dui’s or drug possessions. But the state of California has it’s share of outrageous criminals and it doesn’t matter whether you’re in San Diego or all the way up on the Oregon border, people mess up ad they need a lawyer when they land in jai.
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