The battle between Kody Brown and his (third) ex-wife, Christine continues!
The Sister Wives star– who was sued last month by Christine for child support and custody of their youngest child, Truely— has hired himself a lawyer and filed a response to Christine’s lawsuit. According to online court documents viewed by The Ashley, Kody’s newly hired lawyer appeared for him on October 13.
On Wednesday, Kody and his attorney— who is based in Utah, where Christine lives and filed her lawsuit– filed a response and counterclaim to what Christine stated in her lawsuit.
As The Ashley reported, Christine, using her married name “Christine Woolley,” filed a “Petition for Declaration of Paternity, Child Custody, Parent Time, and Support” on September 16 against Kody.
In the petition, Christine demanded that Kody take a paternity test to show that Truly is his biological daughter. (As ‘Sister Wives’ fans will remember, Christine was Kody’s third wife. Since their marriage wasn’t legal and they weren’t open about being polygamists, Kody’s name didn’t appear on any of the birth certificates for his and Christine’s six kids.)
It appears that the paternity test may be underway as well, as a fee was paid for something paternity-related on Wednesday, the same day that Kody filed his answer to Christine’s lawsuit.
Christine (and/or Kody) have taken steps to keep the public from knowing personal, family information (which could include income declarations and other private info). The information contained in Kody’s response/counterclaim has been marked “not public” and is not able to be viewed by anyone other than the courts, Kody and Christine and their legal counsel.
(Speaking of their legal counsel, Kody’s lawyer currently only has one out of five stars on Yelp, as well as on avvo.com, a website that helps people find lawyers and get legal information.)
Although the actual petition has been sealed from public view, The Ashley confirmed last month that a “Domestic Relations Injunction” was also filed alongside Christine’s paternity suit.
This injunction states that neither party can “harass, intimidate or disturb the peace of the other party, by any means, including electronically.” It also forbids both parties from committing “domestic violence or abuse against the other party or a child.”
The injunction also sets rules for both parties when it comes to dealing with Truly while the court case is active. Neither parent can take Truly on a trip unless the other party consents and has the travel details and a way of contacting Truly. They are also forbidden from saying anything to “demean or disparage (talk badly about) [about] the other party” in front of or within earshot of Truly, nor can they “attempt to influence the children’s preference regarding custody or parent time.”
The injunction forbids Kody and Christine from saying or doing “anything that would negatively affect the love and affection of the children for the other party, or involve the children in the issues of the petition.”
Both have to ensure that no one else who is around Truly can do anything that breaks these rules.
Shortly after Christine filed the lawsuit against Kody, she and her (former) sister wife Janelle did a series of interviews about their splits from Kody. During a radio interview, Christine was asked to describe Kody in three words, and her response hinted that Kody has not been financially supporting Truly and/or spending time with her recently.
“Deadbeat dad– sorry, that’s two [words], but that can be two,” she stated. “And oblivious.”
Christine then stated that she’s “too mad at him right now” to give a kinder answer.
