{"id":5655,"date":"2026-01-13T10:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/?p=5655"},"modified":"2026-01-13T10:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:48:20","slug":"after-her-painful-divorce-sarah-palin-finally-confirms-what-we-all-suspected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todaynews11.online\/?p=5655","title":{"rendered":"After her painful divorce, Sarah Palin finally confirms what we all suspected\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sarah Palin was a name you simply couldn\u2019t avoid if you tuned into the news during John McCain\u2019s presidential campaign in 2008.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The former Governor of Alaska was plucked from obscurity to be McCain\u2019s running mate, and despite losing to Barack Obama, Palin was described as a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2016\/01\/23\/464068087\/how-sarah-palin-paved-the-way-for-donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">force of nature<\/a>\u201d in Republican politics.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103613 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195443\/sara-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"599\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195443\/sara-1.jpeg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"449\" data-eio-rheight=\"599\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/e\/e2\/Todd_Palin_Sarah_Palin_David_Shankbone_2010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wikipedia Commons \/ Gage Skidmore<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although Palin, 58, is still politically involved in the Republican party, headlines in recent years have been centered more around her private life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"ieeevacations.com_responsive_3\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23293390090\/ieeevacations.com\/ieeevacations.com_responsive_3_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-e26542310331a48df1f1c8295db478bc\" class=\"newsner-e26542310331a48df1f1c8295db478bc newsner-incide_content_once\"><\/div>\n<p>In 2020, after three decades of marriage, Palin announced that she and her husband were divorcing. Details of the breakup were quite shocking, but now the former Republican vice presidential nominee has shed more light on her high-profile split<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-of-contents open\">\n<div class=\"table-of-contents__header\"><span class=\"table-of-contents__hide js-table-of-contents-hide\">Contents<\/span><\/div>\n<ol class=\"table-of-contents__list js-table-of-contents-list\">\n<li class=\"level-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ieeevacations.com\/after-her-painful-divorce-sarah-palin-finally-confirms-what-we-all-suspected-check-comments\/?fbclid=IwYnJpZBExOE1hS29sZUVYVmpyekl6SnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6EdhXkqnzOg5Z47FNjXQqHFA-auCMQBjY5W5fLEEmoqgyufrznqo9mUCMspw&amp;brid=m1-LN4WdDGPwmzXSFytadA#sarah-palin-and-todd\">Sarah Palin and Todd<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"level-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ieeevacations.com\/after-her-painful-divorce-sarah-palin-finally-confirms-what-we-all-suspected-check-comments\/?fbclid=IwYnJpZBExOE1hS29sZUVYVmpyekl6SnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6EdhXkqnzOg5Z47FNjXQqHFA-auCMQBjY5W5fLEEmoqgyufrznqo9mUCMspw&amp;brid=m1-LN4WdDGPwmzXSFytadA#divorce-via-an-email\">Divorce via an email<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"level-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ieeevacations.com\/after-her-painful-divorce-sarah-palin-finally-confirms-what-we-all-suspected-check-comments\/?fbclid=IwYnJpZBExOE1hS29sZUVYVmpyekl6SnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6EdhXkqnzOg5Z47FNjXQqHFA-auCMQBjY5W5fLEEmoqgyufrznqo9mUCMspw&amp;brid=m1-LN4WdDGPwmzXSFytadA#sarah-palin-boyfriend\">Sarah Palin boyfriend<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"sarah-palin-and-todd\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sarah Palin and Todd<\/h2>\n<p>Sarah Palin was born in Sandpoint, Idaho, in 1964, but moved to Alaska with her family when she was only a couple of months old. She grew up in the small town of Wasilla, about 40 miles north of Anchorage.<\/p>\n<p>As a basketball star at Wasilla High School, Palin was a natural-born leader, and became a famous face in the corridors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGnR65bgkO2\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=800&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fnews%2Fsarah-palin-divorce-new-partner-children-and-husband%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A961.6999999880791%7D\" height=\"928\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"newsner-1292490885\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI know this sounds hokey, but basketball was a life-changing experience for me. It\u2019s all about setting a goal, about discipline, teamwork, and then success,\u201d she once said.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah would also meet her future husband, Todd Palin, in high school, at a basketball game. In August 1988, she\u00a0eloped\u00a0with\u00a0her high school sweetheart as they slipped away to the local courthouse.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-7edfb2a75dfcd2921e70b5a32d6588e4\" class=\"newsner-7edfb2a75dfcd2921e70b5a32d6588e4 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>There, though, Sarah and Todd learned that they had to have witnesses. After convincing two people from the pioneers\u2019 home across the street, the young lovebirds could finally tie the knot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103611 lazyautosizes ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195443\/sara-scaled.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, 652px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195443\/sara-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195443\/sara-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195443\/sara-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195443\/sara-2048x1535.jpeg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1919\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195443\/sara-scaled.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195443\/sara-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195443\/sara-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195443\/sara-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195443\/sara-2048x1535.jpeg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1919\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/e\/e2\/Todd_Palin_Sarah_Palin_David_Shankbone_2010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wikipedia Commons \/ David Shankbone<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"newsner-978421707\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>According to Sarah, they eloped because both she and her boyfriend were poor at the time. They didn\u2019t want their parents to pay the bill for a wedding, the ex-Alaska governor\u00a0told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110623100919\/http:\/\/www.adn.com\/2006\/10\/23\/510447\/part-1-fresh-face-launched-carries.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Anchorage Daily News<\/a>\u00a0in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Palin has five children together with Todd; Track Charles James (1989), Bristol Sheeran Marie (1990), Willow Bianca Faye (born 1994), Piper Indy Grace (2001), Trig Paxson Van (2008), who suffers from Downs Syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>Palin\u2019s great interest in sports is reflected in her children\u2019s names; Her daughter Willow is named after the legendary female sports journalist, Willow Bay, who covered the NBA. Bristol, her eldest daughter, is named after the town where ESPN is based.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-e0333b89d53b3a38aee80fba47db4d1e\" class=\"newsner-e0333b89d53b3a38aee80fba47db4d1e newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bw-8nFIAM0X\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=800&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fnews%2Fsarah-palin-divorce-new-partner-children-and-husband%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A966.1999999880791%7D\" height=\"934\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"newsner-1719850614\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Palin, who has been a registered Republican since 1982, worked as a journalist and helped run Todd\u2019s family\u2019s commercial fishing business before she entered politics in 1992.<\/p>\n<p>With her folksy personality, she charmed many people, and convinced a lot of people to vote for her. In 2006, she made the history books as the first woman and youngest governor of Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>She always had great support from her husband, who liked to call himself the \u201cFirst Dude\u201d while Sarah was governor. But, according to friends of the family, Todd wasn\u2019t interested in bragging about his wife and her administration.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1758176724\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe was almost embarrassed about it or shy, I guess,\u201d, Scott Davis, one of Todd\u2019s closest friends, told New York Times.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-3cd877a90c93057238f372ff3c48d9f3\" class=\"newsner-3cd877a90c93057238f372ff3c48d9f3 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>He added: \u201cIt never changed him one iota. It took him a little while to adjust to the attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103615 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/GettyImages-83546674.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 652px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/GettyImages-83546674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/GettyImages-83546674-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/GettyImages-83546674.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/GettyImages-83546674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/GettyImages-83546674-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1024\" data-eio-rheight=\"683\" \/><figcaption>Mark Hirsch\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tom, who is part Yup\u2019ik Eskimo, has always had a lot on his plate. He worked in oil production and was a member of Alaska\u2019s Independence Party from 1995 to 2002. He is also a four-time champion of the world\u2019s longest snowmobile race, called \u201cIron Dog.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-894941826\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>The Palin family lived in a two-story, 3,450-square-foot dwelling house just opposite Lake Lucille, Wasilla. Over the years, Sarah and Todd\u2019s marriage was considered a model union. When John McCain picked Sarah as his running mate in 2008, Todd was very visible, but he also took a greater role in caring for their children.<\/p>\n<p>The little-known Alaska governor depicted herself as \u201cjust your average hockey mom.\u201d But just like every mother, Palin had things to worry about when it came to her and Todd\u2019s children.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-74122306023dd5d03b56ec70206e6a92\" class=\"newsner-74122306023dd5d03b56ec70206e6a92 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Just three days into the Republican presidential campaign, Sarah revealed that her unmarried 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, was five months pregnant.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103617 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/shutterstock_16794877.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 652px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/shutterstock_16794877.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/shutterstock_16794877-768x510.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/shutterstock_16794877.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/shutterstock_16794877.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/shutterstock_16794877-768x510.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1000\" data-eio-rheight=\"664\" \/><figcaption>Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"newsner-991690219\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>It shook the Palin family, a very Christian household, to the core.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201dTrig was a 16-week-old baby at the time. Bristol in high school, teenage and pregnant. We were just a microcosm of America. We were up there on stage and I just thought \u2018Oh man\u2026who\u2019da thunk?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>Sarah Palin to DailyMail in 2018<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the child\u2019s father, Levi Johnston, Sarah was desperate to keep Bristol\u2019s pregnancy a secret. She even wanted to adopt the baby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSarah told me she had a great idea: we would keep it a secret \u2013 nobody would know that Bristol was pregnant,\u201d he told Vanity Fair magazine in 2009.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-a34cafbd7f2a61a0419bebafb71980fd\" class=\"newsner-a34cafbd7f2a61a0419bebafb71980fd newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-524330276\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>After the news broke, Sarah and Todd released a statement declaring that they were \u201dproud of Bristol\u2019s decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bristol is now 31, a mother of three and she runs a real estate company in Texas \u2013 so she has definitely succeeded in life.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-2\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Btwr8Gphmor\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=800&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fnews%2Fsarah-palin-divorce-new-partner-children-and-husband%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A969.2999999970198%7D\" height=\"792\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"divorce-via-an-email\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Divorce via an email<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In the eyes of many, Sarah Palin and Todd lived together in harmony and shared good, Christian values. Sure, they had gone through a lot and faced media storms and family-related hardships \u2013 but three decades of marriage is a sign of strength and love.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-631460329\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>But just a few days following their 31st wedding anniversary in 2019, Sarah claims that she got a divorce notice from her husband via email.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-201a1a64475c674ccee95d949cd6692d\" class=\"newsner-201a1a64475c674ccee95d949cd6692d newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>After all those years together, finding out through a third party left the mother of five and grandmother of seven heartbroken.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103616 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/GettyImages-120973295.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 652px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/GettyImages-120973295.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/GettyImages-120973295-768x513.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/GettyImages-120973295.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/GettyImages-120973295.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195442\/GettyImages-120973295-768x513.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1024\" data-eio-rheight=\"684\" \/><figcaption>Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sarah said she felt like she \u201cgot shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1478505583\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI found out from an email from an attorney saying that she was hired and that was on June 19; I\u2019ll never forget it\u2026 Oh, yeah. It\u2019s not easy to talk about,\u201d she said in an interview with Christian author\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dobsonlibrary.com\/resource\/article\/78b9b7a9-4137-4f3f-9770-25b6a155714d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">James Dobson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For a woman who considered her marriage one of the most important things in her life, it was devastating news.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-3ec0257981ce7f332877761c1756acc6\" class=\"newsner-3ec0257981ce7f332877761c1756acc6 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure so many of you either maybe you\u2019ve been through it or you have people whom you love, you\u2019ve witnessed how horrible it is. But I just think, wow, maybe except for the death of a child, I don\u2019t know what could be more \u2026 Yeah, it hurts,\u201d the ex-Alaska governor shared.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103619 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195441\/shutterstock_16791310.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 652px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195441\/shutterstock_16791310.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195441\/shutterstock_16791310-768x597.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"777\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195441\/shutterstock_16791310.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195441\/shutterstock_16791310.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195441\/shutterstock_16791310-768x597.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1000\" data-eio-rheight=\"777\" \/><figcaption>Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"newsner-1171330237\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>In September 2019, Todd filed for divorce citing \u201cincompatibility of temperament between the parties such that they find it impossible to live together as husband and wife\u201d as his reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, Sarah was not ready to give up on her marriage. She wanted to fight, and did everything to repair the cracks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going through counseling now, so it\u2019s not over, over,\u201d Sarah told James Dobson in November 2019.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-b79c9ff45496152e1ca42c46d4484cc9\" class=\"newsner-b79c9ff45496152e1ca42c46d4484cc9 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-791415904\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAttorneys are getting rich off of us and I don\u2019t like that whole system. It makes no sense to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103620 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195441\/GettyImages-98849570.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"808\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195441\/GettyImages-98849570.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"580\" data-eio-rheight=\"808\" \/><figcaption>Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for Time Inc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sarah also had support from her children during this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy kids are cool because they don\u2019t like it and that that helps me. It helps me. They\u2019re not ones to say, \u201cOh, it takes two to tango.\u201d No, they\u2019re mad because they have been brought up with that teaching that you have made a covenant with God,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-596914330\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy parents, they\u2019ve been married for 58 years \u2026 everybody\u2019s kind of traditional family sticks together through thick and thin because you made a vow to God that through thick and thin, good and bad, you\u2019re going to make that choice to \u2026 jump whatever hurdles are in front of you and you\u2019re going to make it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-a18501034910b05891c705062b24cb1f\" class=\"newsner-a18501034910b05891c705062b24cb1f newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Divorce rumors and scandals had swirled around Sarah and Todd for years, but this time it was the real deal. Their divorce was finalized on March 23, 2020.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103621 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195440\/shutterstock_49682815.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 652px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195440\/shutterstock_49682815.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195440\/shutterstock_49682815-768x511.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195440\/shutterstock_49682815.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195440\/shutterstock_49682815.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195440\/shutterstock_49682815-768x511.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1000\" data-eio-rheight=\"665\" \/><figcaption>Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"sarah-palin-boyfriend\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sarah Palin boyfriend<\/h2>\n<p>Since then, Sarah\u2019s kept a low profile, and didn\u2019t openly comment on her breakup. But in April 2022, she finally bared all regarding her new love and the pain of divorce.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1063232187\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Speaking with the New York Post, Sarah said that the shock and the scars from the split are still evident, as we can all imagine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the most earth-shattering, bizarre thing I could have ever imagined and it kind of remains so,\u201d she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/21\/sarah-palin-on-trump-her-congress-run-love-with-ron-duguay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-0ced80195f0279aeec92970af589718c\" class=\"newsner-0ced80195f0279aeec92970af589718c newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Today, the former spouses have minimal contact. Sometimes they talk, but it\u2019s only because they share custody of Trig, their youngest son.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-3\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CW77uJBFlgJ\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=800&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fnews%2Fsarah-palin-divorce-new-partner-children-and-husband%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A1599.7999999970198%7D\" height=\"1129\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"newsner-261048923\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>According to Sarah, her ex-husband now has a new partner who lives in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe spends his time with his girlfriend whom he\u2019s had for some time now \u2026,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe lives down in the lower 48, so he spends a lot of time down in the lower 48.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-ee369cf2029067b9d01ecc2777aaba15\" class=\"newsner-ee369cf2029067b9d01ecc2777aaba15 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1396282034\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Sarah has also found love again; she\u2019s currently dating former New York Rangers star\u00a0Ron Duguay. The couple were seen dining outdoors in January 2022, before confirming their romance one month later.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103622 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195440\/GettyImages-96251386.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"739\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/06\/05195440\/GettyImages-96251386.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"739\" data-eio-rheight=\"1024\" \/><figcaption>Mike Coppola\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Duguay was a longtime friend of Palin\u2019s, and they fell in love when Sarah asked him if he could show her New York City. In the interview with New York Post, she describes their relationship as \u201csafe and comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRon is the first person that I\u2019ve ever even talked to about a lot of this personal stuff. So it\u2019s been helpful and refreshing to have Ron to talk to about not just politics, because he\u2019s got more common sense in his little finger than the collective in DC, but just about life,\u201d Sarah explained.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1737917981\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Palin, who is now running for Alaska\u2019s at-large congressional seat, has strong support from her new boyfriend. Duguay has helped her in Alaska and worked alongside side his new love with her campaign.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-d13f17b12c2b6ea624b38efafb2c6cca\" class=\"newsner-d13f17b12c2b6ea624b38efafb2c6cca newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-4\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B1NgeZ-AVH5\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=800&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fnews%2Fsarah-palin-divorce-new-partner-children-and-husband%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A1632.0999999940395%7D\" height=\"970\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Going through a public divorce is never easy, especially when children are involved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>But we hope that Sarah can find new energy and live a happy life with her new partner!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Palin was a name you simply couldn\u2019t avoid if you tuned into the news during John McCain\u2019s presidential campaign in 2008. 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