The custody case for Truely, the daughter of Sister Wives cast members Christine and Kody Brown, has taken an unexpected turn. The couple entered a spiritual marriage in March 1994 while Kody was still married to Meri Brown. In the following years, Kody divorced Meri and married his fourth wife, Robyn Brown, to legally adopt her children from a previous marriage. As the tension between Kody’s four marriages escalated, he broke Christine’s heart by admitting he never found her attractive. Eventually, Christine separated from Kody in November 2021 and tied the knot with David Woolley in October 2023.

Even though Christine and Kody were never married to each other, the court is treating their situation as a divorce case and has mandated that they participate in divorce classes. As per a video posted by Without A Crystal Ball on YouTube and court documents acquired by In Touch, Christine and Kody have been directed…

Back in September, we reported that the 52-year old had filed legal documents against the Sister Wives patriarch in which she asked a court to establish paternity of 14-year old daughter Truly because Kody Brown’s name is not on her birth certificate.

Additionally, Christine has requested a domestic relations injunction that stops both parties from harassment, domestic violence, canceling or modifying services, taking the kids for non-routine travel without court orders or permission and demeaning or disparaging the other party.

Last Wednesday, meanwhile, the exes met in court (via Zoom) for a hearing in regard to this case.

According to court documents obtained by our friends at The Ashley’s Realty Roundup, both sides completed their disclosures for the case at the time and that the exes have now been ordered to attend a mediation conference scheduled for May 21, 2025.

The court apparently classified Kody and Christine’s case as having Track 3 status, which is an assignment reserved for a “significant custody dispute.”

Consider the following section from the Utah State Courts website,

This category includes cases with significant custody disputes, including custody disputes involving allegations of child abuse or domestic violence. For a Track 3 case, at the case management conference the court and parties will address:

1) whether a custody evaluation is necessary, and, if so, the form of the evaluation and appointment considerations; and 2) whether appointment of a private guardian ad litem is necessary, and if so, the scope of the appointment and apportionment of costs.

To be clear, we are not legal experts.

From what we understand, there have been no allegations of child abuse or domestic violence.

Rather, because Christine and Kody’s marriage was not legal in nature and because Kody is not listed on the aforementioned birth certificate… Christine cannot make any requests legally binding without this lawsuit/process.

After Christine’s walked away from Kody in November 2021, Truely moved with her mother from Arizona to Utah.

It sounds in our opinion here as if Christine wants to force Kody to actually leave his home in order to see his daughter… and not be forced on her end to send the teenager to Arizona out of any parental obligation.

Kody and Christine also share children Mykelti, Aspyn, Gwendlyn, Ysabel and Paedon; only Truely is a minor, however.

“When I lived in Flagstaff, I firmly believed that moving to Utah was the best choice for me and for Truely,” Christine explained during a previous episode of Sister Wives.

“I knew that I was taking Truely away from her dad. I felt like the best way to preserve Truely’s relationship with Kody was to move her away from him…

“I took their relationship while it was still good and I picked it up and I moved it. And then whenever we come back into town, I just pick it up again and I move it back.”