The issues of child support are generally the same whether you're from a "celebrity family" or just a "regular hard-working family," living in Florida or Alaska: parents have an obligation to pay support for their children, whether married or not. The only thing that may vary is the actual number. According to court documents filed Thursday in Alaska and posted on the Web site TMZ (you can see the papers filed here), the 19 year-old daughter of Sarah Palin is seeking temporary financial relief in the form of child support from the father of her one year-old son and pay $1,750 a month in child support payments.
Palin is also seeking back payments beginning from late December 2008, when the child was born. According to the pleadings filed in court, Palin says Johnston made "in excess of 105,000 in 2009 through various media interviews and modeling related activities."
Palin also says she has received only "sporadic financial assistance" from Johnston over the last year - $4,400 in total. Johnston's manager contends Palin has been paid more than $10,000 by Johnston since her son was born, according to TMZ.
Palin's attorney, Thomas Van Flein, said in a statement to CNN: "Bristol has set forth the facts regarding child support in her affidavit filed in court. The law in Alaska is clear: a parent is obligated to support his or her child. It is unfortunate Bristol has to seek court intervention in this regard."
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