How's this for news!!! Hot off the press!!

Levi Johnston's perseverance paid off.

Bristol Palin's former fiancé took to Facebook Tuesday to announce that they have finally reached a custody agreement over their son, Tripp Johnston, now 7. In 2009, Levi announced that he was going to sue his high school sweetheart for joint custody of Tripp after alleging that the entire Palin family was making it difficult for him to see his son. The exes reached a child custody stipulation in 2010, allowing Levi to see Tripp on Saturdays between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., and Wednesdays from 12:00 p.m. to 6 p.m. The court never approved Levi and Bristol's agreement, however, so it never became finalized. The case was dismissed in 2012 for lack of activity. Then, in 2013, Levi filed a petition in which he sought at least equal custody of Tripp.

"I have been getting a lot of inquiries about recent articles and headlines in the news. I have been asked what I think and while I would rather not have my words twisted in an interview I have decided to post a little statement on here," Levi wrote from Meadow Lakes, Alaska, Tuesday evening. "I'm so happy to have my son in my life, and to put all of this back in forth in the courts behind me. "It might have taken me 7 years and cost me around $100,000 in lawyer fees, spread out among 3 different lawyers, as well as a lot of patience, but it was all worth it."

"I'm happy now to be successfully co-parenting," he added.

Levi also addressed his own shortcomings in the Facebook post.

"Although I do owe some back child support, altogether I have paid $50,000 in child support for Tripp, which is $600 a month, since Tripp's birth so at the end of the day I know I have worked hard to meet my obligations as a father," said Levi, who also has two daughters?Breeze Johnston, 3, and Indy Johnston, 13 months?with Sunny Oglesby, his wife of three years. "Despite what some have heard I've always been there for him, and I go to almost every school event that I can and spend all of my free time with my kids. Right now life is really looking up for our family."

Levi ended by sharing a message to dads in similar situations. "And I want to say that even though fathers in this country don't usually have the upper hand in court, I encourage every father to never give up on fighting to keep their kids in their life," he said. "It's always worth it."

Bristol has not publicly addressed the custody agreement, though some believe she hinted at it by sharing a quote that read, "The best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other." The one-time Dancing With the Stars competitor, who is also mom to daughter Sailor Grace Palin, captioned the Instagram post, "Just thinking out loud this morning."

Here's the unwed mother of two in the house her mama paid for:


 

It makes you happy that this family is fractured? How sad for the kids. 

Why would anyone care about them? 

It makes you happy that this family is fractured?


How do you JUMP to that conclusion? Wait a minute, that is your MO, you always jump to conclusions.

MissU is happy that she got a scoop it would appear.

LMFAO 

Actually, this is incorrect. If you will research, he had to take down the statement he made about this. It was in the news this morning. 

I did get a scoop. What part is incorrect? 

Who? 

I read an article that says they were not in a fight for custody that he was WAY behind on child support and that they do have joint custody but the child spends most of his time with the mother. The claims he made in a FB/Instagram message were wrong and misleading and he was made to take them down. That's about all I have. Hope it helps 

LOL......... Miss Informed got fished!!!! 

Thank you RedC6Gal.

This was in today's news.


Silence is golden? Bristol Palin posted a cryptic quote on Instagram on Wednesday, February 24, a day after her ex-fiancé Levi Johnston revealed he won their seven-year custody battle over their son, Tripp.




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?Always be careful of what you hear about a woman. Rumours either come from a man that can?t have her or a woman who can?t compete with her,? Palin?s Instagram post reads. On Tuesday, Sarah Palin?s daughter also shared a less mysterious quote by Jane Blaustone: ?The best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other.? 

?Just thinking out loud this morning,? she added in the caption.


Back in 2009, Johnston alleged that Bristol and her family wouldn?t allow him to see their son, Tripp. After filing docs against his high school sweetheart, the couple agreed that Johnston could see Tripp two days a week, but the court never finalized their agreement. The case was dismissed due to inactivity in 2012, and in 2013, Johnston filed a petition for equal custody.

"I'm so happy to have my son in my life, and to put all of this back in forth in the courts behind me,? Johnston wrote on Facebook on Tuesday, February 23. ?It might have taken me 7 years and cost me around $100,000 in lawyer fees, spread out among 3 different lawyers, as well as a lot of patience, but it was all worth it."

According to Johnston, who has since deleted the post, the two are now ?successfully co-parenting.?

Johnston is also the dad of daughters Breeze, 3, and Indy, 13 months, with wife Sunny Oglesby. Bristol recently welcomed a daughter named Sailor. She has yet to publicly confirm that Sailor?s dad is her ex-fiancé Dakota Meyer, but Meyer has claimed paternity and is seeking joint custody. 

According to Johnston, who has since deleted the post


This agrees with wat you heard. 

Its not uncommon for some fathers to stiff the mother in the child support dept. and its not uncommon for the mom to try and keep the kids from their dad. The whole thing is a crying shame. Kids should not be used as a ploy.

It sounds like they never finalized the original agreement. Had they done that, he would have had a legal document to challenge Bristol with and it would have been impossible for her to play games and would have saved him buckets of money. 

I agree on the children being put in the middle being atrocious. It happens all day everyday.