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  • ‘Sister Wives’ Family Wins Court Case

    ‘Sister Wives’ Family Wins Court Case

    The Sister Wives family–Kody Brown and his four wives–Meri, Janelle, Christine and Robyn–can now legally live as a polygamist family in the state of Utah.

    “It is with a great pleasure this evening that I can announce the final decision of United States District Court Judge Clarke Waddoups on the last remaining count in the Sister Wives case,” Kody Brown’s attorney, Jonathan Turley, posted on his blog on Thursday.

    The family was involved in a polygamy law case that meant they couldn’t legally live in their Utah home.

    “He has now ruled for the Browns in what is now a clear sweep on all counts,” Turley wrote, “that state officials (notably prosecutor Jeffrey R. Buhman) violated the constitutional rights of the Brown family in years of criminal investigation and public accusations.”

    “With the earlier decision, families like the Browns can now be both plural and legal in the state of Utah,” he added. “The court specifically struck down language criminalizing cohabitation — the provision that is used to prosecute polygamists. … Judge Waddoups reaffirmed the independence of our courts and stood against open prejudice and hostility toward plural families.”

    Sister Wives star and family head, Kody Brown, gave the following statement to his lawyer for posting publicly.

    “While we know that many people do not approve of plural families, it is our family and based on our religious beliefs. Just as we respect the personal and religious choices of other families, we hope that in time all of our neighbors and fellow citizens will come to respect our own choices as part of this wonderful country of different faiths and beliefs,” Brown said.

    The Sister Wives family might not want to start celebrating just yet, however. It seems Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes hasn’t yet decided if he will appeal the judge’s ruling.

    “The attorney general’s office is currently reviewing Judge Waddoups’ ruling of Brown v. Herbert and will make final determination of whether or not to appeal one or more of the issues in the decision within the coming weeks,” his statement read. “It is important to legally assess the ruling’s scope and how it will impact future litigation.”

    What do you think about polygamy? Is it right for a man to have more than one wife? Will Judge Waddoups’ ruling mean even more polygamist families will lay down roots in Utah?

    Season five of Sister Wives premiered on TLC in June.

  • ‘My Five Wives’ Dealing With Jealousy

    If you ask any man, they will probably tell you that managing their relationship with their wife is hard. Now imagine having to manage relationships with five wives.

    While Brady Williams seems to make it looks easy … it may not be as easy as it looks. Not only does he have five wives, he also has 24 children to tend to. Needless to say, this lifestyle could easily become overwhelming.

    The wives, who refer to themselves as “sister wives,” share a special bond, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t have their moments of jealousy.

    During a recent interview with Radar Online, Rosemary, Brady’s third wife, opened up about her relationship with Brady and explained how she feels that she has been taken advantage of for 19 years.

    It all started when Rosemary and Brady were supposed to have a private night together, but were interrupted by Paulie, his first wife. “For 19 years I’ve noticed Paulie having extra time with Brady,” Rosemary said. “And it just feels to me like it is directional. It’s my time not so much her time.”

    Rosemary also admitted that she feels like her relationship with Brady may be in jeopardy. “I’m sure for Brady it’s exhausting trying to figure out how to manage all of us,” she said. “To his credit he will never side with a wife against another wife but that also creates a problem if the wife is being taken advantage of, which I feel like I have for the past 19 years.”

    Rosemary isn’t the only wife that feels that she isn’t receiving fair treatment. During Sunday’s episode, Robyn, Brady’s second wife, and Rosemary had a “safe talk” with Brady where Robyn explained that she didn’t feel that she received as good of an anniversary date as the other wives.

    Robyn explained, through tears, to Brady that she felt that the only reason she got a ring was because Paulie got one. She was obviously hurt, and was wanting support from her husband and fellow wives.

    Time with sisterwivesis special because those bonds are important to keep strong. #myfivewives

    — BradyandWives(@BradyandWives) April 14, 2014

    My Five Wives airs on Sundays at 10/9c on TLC. Tune in to find out how Brady tries to keep all of his relationships fair.

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