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"New court documents reveal a heated custody battle between Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin, who has petitioned for sole custody over their son Tripp -- the grandson of former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.\r\n\r\nBristol&amp;apos;s early November request for sole custody was made public after a Superior Court judge ruled last week against keeping the court proceedings closed, the Associated Press reports. A temporary order had authorized the use of pseudonyms while the court was considering the request, which stated that no good &amp;quot;could result to the child by an onslaught of media.&amp;quot;\r\nJohnston, 19, had pushed for open court proceedings.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I feel more comfortable in a public courtroom which will help everyone stay civil and be on their best behavior,&amp;quot; he said in a statement.\r\nJohnston is seeking shared custody and denies Bristol&amp;apos;s claims that he has avoided his parental responsibilities, according to the Associated Press.\r\nIn addition to sole custody, Bristol -- who called her ex&amp;apos;s recent Playgirl magazine nude photo shoot &amp;quot;risque&amp;quot; -- requested child support and asked that Johnston&amp;apos;s mother, Sherry, not be allowed unsupervised visits with their son following her drug arrest earlier this year.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;The best interests of the child compel the conclusion that Bristol should be awarded 100 percent legal and physical custody of Tripp, with visitation rights in favor of Levi,&amp;quot; Bristol&amp;apos;s attorney Thomas V. Van Flein said in the papers.\r\nBristol and Johnston broke off their engagement shortly after 1-year-old Tripp was born in December 2008. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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