Sarah Palin’s husband Todd Palin seeking divorce, Alaska media reports
- Court filing cites ‘incompatibility of temperament between the parties such that they find it impossible to live together as husband and wife’
- Palin shot to fame when John McCain named her as running mate in 2008 presidential race
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee, and her husband, Todd, appear headed for divorce after more than 30 years of marriage, state court records showed.
A divorce complaint, quietly entered in Alaska Superior Court on Friday, cryptically bears only the initials of the two parties SLP for Sarah Louise Palin and TMP for Todd Mitchell Palin – rather than their names, as well as their matching birth dates, according to the Anchorage court docket.
TMP asked to dissolve the marriage, and the Anchorage Daily News said he cited “incompatibility of temperament between the parties such that they find it impossible to live together as husband and wife”.
The filing describes the couple as having at least one minor child – an apparent reference to the Palins’ 11-year-old son, Trig, who was born with Down syndrome. The Palins also have four adult children.
The electronic court file showed nearly a dozen related records, including a child custody jurisdiction affidavit, a domestic relations procedural order and an information sheet. But none were immediately available for scrutiny.
Alaska media outlets reported the divorcing parties to be the Palins. The story was first covered by long-time Alaska journalist Craig Medred, who publishes an independent news site.