The Brown family's legal restructuring has been the subject of news this February as the viewers of "Sister Wives" found out that Kody has divorced his first wife, Meri, in favor of marrying his fourth wife, Robyn. However, this is not the only issue the family is dealing with, as apparently Kody does not want his daughter with Meri being as sister wife in the future.
Despite the family's polygamist nature, Kody seems to hint that their only daughter, Mariah, should think twice before marrying into a similar structure. According to IB Times, Kody tells Mariah to "be smart about who you marry."
"You want to be glad you did 20 years from now," the family patriarch says. It is worth noting that Kody was married to Mariah's mother, Meri, for 24 years before Meri wanted a divorce in the fall of 2014.
Kody's advice to his daughter will be witnessed by the anthropology students staying with the family to study the different roles of Kody's wives in the household. Before the family's discussion of Mariah's marriage options, the family is expected to reveal the reason why Meri wanted the divorce.
According to She Knows, Meri announced her decision to divorce Kody to the other three wives Janelle, Christine, and Robyn, which resulted in an upheaval in the household. Robyn is also shown to be crying because of the news, while Janelle is worried about the dynamic of the family changing.
While the reason behind Meri's divorce with Kody has not been revealed yet, many are speculating that Kody's former first wife wants to start a new chapter. This seems in line with her decision to reportedly go back to school, Bustle mentions. The article also says that the family has "separate issues," and that the current season's situation has been very "complicated."
In the shakeup involving Meri and Robyn, many wonder what the reactions of the "middle wives" are. Not much highlight has been put on Christine and Janelle despite being spiritually married to Kody longer than Robyn. For her part, Janelle does not seem affected by the change, but a Twitter post shows her as an outsider and not participating with a family preparation. On February 15, Janelle posted a photo of Robyn with the caption, "Finishing touches on tonight's cheese fondue. They say nutmeg goes in it?!? I'm so not a cook I guess."
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