Sister Wives star Kody Brown is revealing why he traded  his 'official' wife for the youngest of his four 'spiritual' brides. Many were shocked with the announcement that Brown and wife Meri, who wed in 1990, had decided to divorce and that Brown would be marrying Robyn, his youngest bride. The decision however was not one of the heart but rather a legal maneuver that will allow Brown to give the children Robyn had when she entered the family, Dayton, Aurora and Breanna, access to insurance and other legal benefits. Of his 17 children, these three are the only ones who Brown is not the biological father of, meaning they had no claim to his insurance.
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Kody Brown stars in TLC's Sister Wives with his four 'wives' and children, but only his marriage to first wife Meri was legal
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Now he has divorced Meri and married his youngest wife Robyn
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This as Robyn's three children are the only ones of the 17 who Kody is not the biological father of
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Meri has decided to stay with her husband and his other wives, Janelle and Christine, who have never been legally married to the man
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Kody said this is a way to provide the children with security and insurance
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Kody was only legally wed to @placeholder after their wedding in 1990, while the the next three were 'spiritual' or 'sister' marriages.
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On the show, all of Robyn's children refer to Kody as 'dad' and are referred to as @placeholder's children.
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After a long period with no new wives, there was obvious friction, captured by the television cameras on the first season of Sister Wives, when @placeholder decided to court and then marry Robyn, bringing her and her three children into the already bursting household.
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After a long period with no new wives, there was obvious friction, captured by the television cameras on the first season of Sister Wives, when Kody decided to court and then marry @placeholder, bringing her and her three children into the already bursting household.
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But no wife was more supportive than Meri, who also is the closest to @placeholder.
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No word yet if the divorce and new legal marriage will feature on future episodes of the family's @placeholder show.