Sister Wives fans overwhelmingly agree that Kody Brown seldom works in his family’s best interests. Unless Robyn is involved, many believe Kody will do whatever he wants to get his way, even if it means hurting others. Many viewers can point to specific instances where the family patriarch made poor choices that hurt the rest of his family.

After reexamining old seasons, some viewers believe Kody completely scammed Meri during their legal divorce. So what happened?

Kody Brown Didn’t Have Meri’s Best Interests In Mind

As Sister Wives fans recall, Kody Brown wanted to legally adopt Robyn’s three children from her first marriage. However, the courts allegedly wouldn’t let that happen unless Kody was married to Robyn. As a result, Meri offered to divorce Kody so he could marry Robyn instead and adopt her children.

At the time, viewers thought it was a terrible decision. But in hindsight, many realize that Kody completely scammed Meri in this situation.

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“Kody scammed Meri in the legal divorce,” one Redditor shared online this week. “I’m just realizing that for all of Kody’s complaining and moaning about money and how he’s been through three divorces he actually made out like a bandit. At the time that he and Meri legally divorced it was ‘just a paperwork shuffle.’”

The OP went on to describe how there wasn’t any financial settlement between Kody and Meri. They joked about alimony, but Meri sincerely believed she was doing what was right for the family. She didn’t think about what she might be entitled to after 20 years of marriage.

“Now when she and Kody are actually divorcing in every practical sense she has no legal rights to go after any of that just like Christine and Janelle. All despite the fact that Meri contributed to the family financially for decades,” they continued.

Sister Wives Fans Agree Meri Is Better Off Now Anyway

Many Redditors agreed with the OP’s ideas. But even so, many Sister Wives fans pointed out that Meri was much better off without Kody Brown, regardless of his nefarious intentions.

They wrote:

• “Yes! Meri was definitely played by Kody and Robyn during the divorce.”
• “Works for her. She’s built up some assets and wealth of her own he can’t go after now.”
• “I always felt that the divorce had an alternative motive. Especially after the catfishing, she definitely was never gonna make it back ok with him.”
• “He really is/was a snake. Awful person.”

What did you think of this Reddit conversation? Do you agree that Kody Brown scammed Meri during their legal divorce? Leave your own thoughts and ideas in the comments below.

Check back soon for more Sister Wives updates. Catch new episodes of Season 19 each Sunday night at 10 PM Eastern time on TLC.