Sister Wives stars Kody Brown and Robyn Brown purchased a $2.1 million mansion in Flagstaff, Arizona. And some headlines suggest this home purchase is a violation of a court order. There are even scandalous rumors that he could go to prison for this. This all makes no sense. We’ll explain why it’s hysteria.
Kody and Robyn purchased the nearly 8,000-square-foot home on Friday on behalf of the trust they operate. The main house is 5,600 square feet. It has four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms. There is a bonus room, formal living room and theater room. There is also a 2,300 square foot guest house. There are two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Additionally, there is a 2,200 square foot RV garage. And a multi-car garage.
Kody Brown and Robyn put $420,000 down on their 30-year mortgage. The loan principal is $1.68 million. If they have excellent credit and get the best loan rate, that’s a monthly mortgage payment of almost $12,000. Plus, taxes and insurance. And they already have another mortgage of about $2,800 a month. It’s a lot. Nearly $15,000 a month in home payments. That’s $180,000 per year!
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So some sites are claiming that Kody’s purchase of the house violates a court order in Christine Brown’s lawsuit against Kody. She is suing to establish the paternity of Truely Brown. Because it wasn’t on his birth certificate. And she wants child support and child support.
This is a family court case. In every family matter in Utah, there is an automatic injunction. It addresses harassment, denigration, and assets and debts. So these armchair experts say Kody violated the part of not disposing of or concealing his assets. However, this part of the injunction does not apply. It only applies to cases that concern the division of assets and the division of debts.
For example, in a divorce, when they divide who will get the house, the car, and who will pay the student loan or credit card debts. This is not the kind of case that Christine filed. And he doesn’t owe her any debt at the moment. The case is ongoing. So far, his authorship has not been verified with Truely. Once this is done, the court will rule on child support.
Even then, as long as he makes his payment on time and in full, Kody can buy and sell houses as much as he wants…
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However, there is one thing that seems to tie the timing of this major home purchase to Christine’s case. One of them is the large down payment. They deposited $420,000. This represented 20% of the price of the house. This means they can avoid costly PMI (private mortgage insurance). This also means that Kody doesn’t have a lump sum of cash available in case the court decides that he owes a large sum in child support.
Often, courts will establish a payment plan when deciding on a lump sum like this. But if Kody had a lot of money in the bank, they could make him pay for it all at once. Another problem with the injunction is the non-disparagement clause. He says the parties cannot speak ill of each other where the child cannot hear them. I don’t know how they would record Sister Wives season 20 if that were the case.
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The injunction took effect the day Christine filed the case. It was the day after season 19 started. So, what they said in their confessionals and in the scenes already filmed. The injunction therefore does not apply. And this remains until the final judgment in the case. If there is a season 20, they will have to get an exception to the injunction or Kody will have to learn to be careful about what he says. Or he might actually violate the injunction.
But in terms of buying this big house. no, Kody Brown is not likely to go to prison. He did not violate a court order. It does not display an injunction. He is content with a big house for his only wife he has left…