An Alaskan judge has denied Levi Johnson split custody of his child with Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol. The tumultuous relationship between the former vice presidential candidate's daughter and her former fiancé has landed their son Tripp in Bristol's care for much of his life, but Johnston wanted to change that. Johnston, 23, filed to have equal custody of the now-4-year-old boy but that petition was thrown out by Judge Gregory Heath- who was appointed to the bench by Sarah Palin when she was governor in 2009- who mandated that Tripp remain in the primary custody of his mother Bristol, 23.
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Judge ruled in Bristol Palin's favor and kept the couple's custody agreement as stands
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Means she keeps full custody and Johnson has visitation rights
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Johnston filed to get equal custody in October and Palin shot back by saying he was late on nearly $67,000 in child support payments
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Her mother Sarah Palin called him a 'deadbeat dad'
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He is now married to the mother of his second child
The @placeholder past: Bristol and Levi welcomed their son, Tripp, in December 2008, and were together at the time