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| Sarah Palin's husband 'files for divorce' | Sarah Palin's husband 'files for divorce' |
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| The husband of former US vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, has filed for divorce, according to US media. | The husband of former US vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, has filed for divorce, according to US media. |
| Papers filed in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday identified the couple by initials - but birth and wedding dates match those of the Palins. | Papers filed in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday identified the couple by initials - but birth and wedding dates match those of the Palins. |
| The paperwork, reportedly filed by Todd Palin, cited an "incompatibility of temperament" as the reason for divorce. | The paperwork, reportedly filed by Todd Palin, cited an "incompatibility of temperament" as the reason for divorce. |
| The Palins, both 55, married in 1988 and have five children together. | The Palins, both 55, married in 1988 and have five children together. |
| The documents mention "an incompatibility of temperament between the parties such that they find it impossible to live together as husband and wife". | The documents mention "an incompatibility of temperament between the parties such that they find it impossible to live together as husband and wife". |
| They include the initials rather than full names of the two parties - SLP for Sarah Louise Palin and TMP for Todd Mitchell Palin - but identify the couple's marriage date and the birth date of their only child who is a minor, Trig Palin. | They include the initials rather than full names of the two parties - SLP for Sarah Louise Palin and TMP for Todd Mitchell Palin - but identify the couple's marriage date and the birth date of their only child who is a minor, Trig Palin. |
| They are asking for joint custody of the child, according to the papers. | They are asking for joint custody of the child, according to the papers. |
| The paperwork was submitted on 6 September, eight days after the couple's 31st wedding anniversary. | |
| Sarah Palin was governor of Alaska from 2006 until she resigned in 2009. | |
| She shot to prominence when she became Republican Senator John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential election. | |
| She and Mr McCain lost the election to Barack Obama and Joe Biden. | She and Mr McCain lost the election to Barack Obama and Joe Biden. |
| Since then, she has - along with Mr Palin, a commercial fisherman and oil field worker - appeared in several reality TV shows; she also has a lucrative career as a public speaker and has published two best-selling books. | Since then, she has - along with Mr Palin, a commercial fisherman and oil field worker - appeared in several reality TV shows; she also has a lucrative career as a public speaker and has published two best-selling books. |
| She championed the grassroots Republican Tea Party movement, and was also a vocal supporter of US President Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign. | |
| During her time as Alaska governor, Mr Palin was dubbed the "First Dude" by supporters. | |
| He has mostly eschewed the media since Mrs Palin's failed vice-presidential bid. | |
| In 2016, Mr Palin was severely injured in a snowmobile accident. | |
| The couple's children have also made headlines. | |
| Last year, eldest son Track Palin was sentenced to a year in custody after he refused to let a female friend leave his home in Wasilla, and took away her phone and hit her in the head. | |
| In 2017, Track was accused of breaking into his parents' home and leaving his father bleeding from cuts to the head. He later pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in a military veterans court. | |
| Daughter Bristol Palin briefly starred in MTV's Teen Mom programme after giving birth to her son at the age of 17. |