PALMER, Alaska — A judge Thursday approved child support for Bristol Palin, daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and set a trial date to force the issue along, while urging her and the father of her son to work out a resolution outside the courtroom.
Judge Kari Kristiansen encouraged Palin and Levi Johnston, both 19, to work with a judge on a settlement. She set a court date for Sept. 23-24.
Kristiansen approved child support for Palin, retroactive to the day the child was born. That amount still needs to be determined. Palin is seeking nearly $1,700 a month in child support to care for their son, Tripp. She had asked for retroactive payments to the boy’s birth, or $19,232 total. That does not include $4,400 Johnston already has paid in child support.
Bristol Palin attended the hearing. Johnston did not.
The Associated Press
