Meri Brown and Kody Brown are getting a legal divorce. Though Kody Brown is spiritually married to all four of his wives, he only has a marriage license and a legal marriage with Meri, his first wife. Meri decided to pursue a divorce from Kody so that Kody could move forward with the process of adopting the children that his fourth wife, Robyn, brought into the family from her first marriage. Kody could only become the legal father of Dayton, Aurora, and Breanna if he and Robyn were legally married. After Kody and Meri got legally divorced, Kody and Robyn were legally married. The legal status of the marriage does not affect the marriage in the eyes of the Browns' church. Meri and Kody are still married to each other spiritually, which matters more to them. Meri is not leaving the family.
Yes
Kody Brown has 13 biological children and 3 more from Robyn's previous marriage to make a total of 16.
She has 3 children from a previous marriage and Solomon with Kody. So 4!
Robyn is a cousin of a family friend. Meri and Kody met her when visiting the friend. You can watch a video of them telling the story of how they met at the "Related Link" below.
Solomon
Meri Brown and Kody Brown are getting a legal divorce. Though Kody Brown is spiritually married to all four of his wives, he only has a marriage license and a legal marriage with Meri, his first wife. Meri decided to pursue a divorce from Kody so that Kody could move forward with the process of adopting the children that his fourth wife, Robyn, brought into the family from her first marriage. Kody could only become the legal father of Dayton, Aurora, and Breanna if he and Robyn were legally married. After Kody and Meri got legally divorced, Kody and Robyn were legally married. The legal status of the marriage does not affect the marriage in the eyes of the Browns' church. Meri and Kody are still married to each other spiritually, which matters more to them. Meri is not leaving the family.
Yes
Kody Brown has 13 biological children and 3 more from Robyn's previous marriage to make a total of 16.
She has 3 children from a previous marriage and Solomon with Kody. So 4!
Yes. Solomon Brown was born in October 2011. Robyn had a home birth attended by her midwife and all went very well.
Robyn is a cousin of a family friend. Meri and Kody met her when visiting the friend. You can watch a video of them telling the story of how they met at the "Related Link" below.
Christine has expressed that she feels Kody spends more time with Robyn and that this makes her jealous. The other wives have said that they aren't really jealous of her and they feel that the arrangements are as equal as possible. Kody explained that he actually prefers larger women and so Robyn is at a disadvantage when it comes to her slim figure. The wives have said that they aren't jealous of her figure.
Robyn offered to be Meri's surrogate and carry a child for her and Kody, because of Meri's difficulty in bearing children after the birth of their daughter, Mariah, age 16.
Dayton (10), Aurora (8), and Brianna (6) are Robyn's children from a previous marriage.
Kody Brown has 14 biological children and 3 from Robyn's previous marriage, making a grand total of 17.
Meri, Christine, and Robyn are not related. However, Janelle was previously married to Meri's brother and her mother is married to Kody's father. So that makes her Kody's stepsister and previously Meri's sister in law.